Alan Motta arrested for failing to register as a sex offender

Alan Motta, 43, was arrested on Friday, August 15, 2025, for failing to comply with mandatory registration requirements for sex offenders in the territory, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea said.

Motta, a Tier 3 registered offender, failed to update his registration information with the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (VIDOJ), as required by law, according to AG Rhea.

VIDOJ Assistant Director of the Special Investigations Division Gisselle Quinones and Special Agent Riquesha Williams arrested Motta pursuant to a warrant for Failure to Comply with the Sex Offender Registry issued on July 17, 2025, by Magistrate Judge Yolan Brow-Ross.

Motta’s last registration update occurred on May 22, 2025, during which he failed to provide an updated address, violating the legal requirements.

In response, VIDOJ’s Sexual Offender Registry (SORNA) unit issued a BOLO/Wanted poster for Motta. On August 15, 2025, he voluntarily visited the VIDOJ Office of the Attorney General to fulfill his registration duties.

At that time, he was taken into custody, booked and transported to the Bureau of Corrections to await his Advice of Rights hearing scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.