A St. Thomas man accused of raping and sexually assaulting three siblings over a period of years will be arraigned Sept. 19, according to the V.I. Superior Court docket.
Gabriel Toussaint, 50, a relative of the girls, was arrested Monday, more than five months after the victims’ mother first went to police to report one of her daughters had been assaulted, according to the V.I. Police Department. As the investigation continued, the alleged assaults on the other two siblings came to light, police said.
Toussaint faces charges of second-degree aggravated rape, second-degree unlawful sexual contact and child abuse under the domestic violence statute.
According to a probable cause fact sheet filed in V.I. Superior Court, the mother first became aware something was wrong in April, when Toussaint’s girlfriend alerted her that she found one of the daughters alone with him in his bedroom, saying in a voicemail, “I am calling you before I call the police so, please call me this is something sick, he is doing to your child.”
Questioned by her mother, the girl said Toussaint had been abusing her since August 2024, which prompted the mother to question her other two daughters, who confirmed that they also had been sexually assaulted. In the case of one daughter, the abuse went on for four years, even though she tried to avoid him and fight his advances.
That girl stated that she “would attempt to push him away, but he became more aggressive and started to hit and pinch her when she resisted. She explained that she could not remember the exact dates and times, but it all progressed over the years,” the probable cause fact sheet states.
The VIPD issued an “internal wanted poster” for Toussaint, who was located and detained Monday afternoon without incident near Tutu Park Mall, they said. According to the fact sheet, he refused to provide a statement, but when told three victims were involved, he uttered, “Why did they wait so late?”
Toussaint was booked, processed and turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing Tuesday. The results of that hearing, including whether he was granted bail, have yet to be posted on the docket.