Domestic Violence Charges Leveled Against Sen. Donastorg

Defense Atty. Rohn says accuser has already recanted; says she was offered cash to make false charges

Sen. Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg

By now you know that on Thursday afternoon, Sen. Adlah “Foncie” Donastorg turned himself into Frederiksted police after being charged with domestic violence by the Virgin Islands Justice Department.

The charges stem from an alleged incident in January involving a 19-year-old St. Thomas woman who, oddly enough, was not identified. The specific charges are one count of assault in the third degree, under the V.I. domestic violence statute; one count of aggravated assault and battery; one count of brandishing a deadly weapon (firearm); and one count of using a dangerous weapon (firearm) in the commission of a crime of violence.

Donastorg’s Attorney Lee Rohn called the Justice Department’s insistence on pressing the charges a “travesty” and said the alleged victim has already admitted the charges are false and that she was offered cash to make them.

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Rohn said that Donastorg felt “persecuted,”  believes that the motivation for the charges is political and that he intends to fight the charges and bring to justice those involved in this episode.

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Atty. Lee Rohn

If even half of the evidence outlined here exists, this incident represents a new low even for this Executive crew. And while we’ve come to expect anything but integrity from this Governor, the possibility that the Justice Department, particularly in the face of so much reported evidence to the contrary, would continue with the charges, should make all of us stop and think.

This is what conspiracy looks like.

There are at least two sides to every story. And eventually, the truth will be told. We can’t begin to predict what the outcome will be but we are anxious to here the Government’s side of this story. There must be something significant that would cause these charges to be filed in the face of what appears to be a pile of exculpatory evidence. Otherwise, the public trust in the judiciary will take yet another hit – a hit it can ill afford in the current climate. So we shall see.

This was not entirely unexpected. The buildup to this action was foretold in a piece some days ago on demmansay.com.  

There will be much more to come on this story. We will watch this justice system take its course.

In the meantime, consider this.

In the movie “The Godfather,” Michael Corleone arranges for the slaughter of his enemies while he is standing as godfather at his nephew’s baptism ceremony in a New York church.

Enjoy your cruise, Governor deJongh.

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