Crime

Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Mother of His Newborn Child

ST. CROIX — A man has been ordered to have no unlawful contact with the mother of his newborn child after he allegedly assaulted her.  Joshua Torres was arrested on Thursday and charged with simple assault and battery as a crime of domestic violence.  Police officers were dispatched to a local housing community on Thursday in reference to a reported disturbance between a woman and the father of her child. According to the probable cause fact sheet, police assistance was requested by a relative of the alleged victim, who stated that the woman was assaulted and that she has been continuously physically and verbally abused by her boyfriend in the past. When police made contact with the victim she stated that Torres become extremely irate during the course of an argument. She claimed that he told her she was disrespecting him and then placed his hands against her throat, using force to push her against a stove. She then went upstairs to phone her relative who immediately called the poli...