Crime

St. Croix Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting a Minor With Intent to Engage in Prostitution and Sexual Activity

ST. CROIX — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Croix man, Zayvon Acoy, age 31, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon, Jr., in District Court and pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in prostitution and sexual activity. According to court documents, between May and July of 2017, the defendant, Zayvon Acoy, conspired with his co-defendant to transport Acoy’s minor-aged girlfriend (age 17) by vehicle from an area around Peter’s Rest in St. Croix to the co-defendant’s residence in an area of Beeston Hill in St. Croix, for the purpose of the co-defendant engaging the minor in unlawful sexual activity, specifically commercial sex. The minor entered the co-defendant’s residence and the co-defendant had sexual intercourse with the minor. After engaging the minor in unlawful sexual activity, the codefendant gave Acoy cash in exchange for the co-defendant’s engagement with the minor. Acoy is schedule...