27 detained in California cruise ship child porn operation
- On April 23, U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained 28 crew members across five cruise ships, including the Disney Magic in San Diego, during a major federal enforcement operation targeting child sexual exploitation material.
- Authorities confirmed all 28 subjects were involved in receipt, possession, or distribution of child sexual exploitation material ; CBP revoked their visas and they are being removed from the United States.
- Witnessing the arrests from the dock, passenger Dharmi Mehta called the experience "really disheartening and unsettling" as crew members in uniforms were led away in handcuffs from the Disney Magic.
- Disney Cruise Line dismissed the involved employees, citing a "zero tolerance policy." Separately, immigrant rights groups claim four seafarers were detained aboard Holland America's MV Zandaam on April 25.
- The San Diego Harbor Police Department clarified they did not participate in the federal operations, citing California's SB 54. Questions remain regarding crew vetting procedures and whether passengers faced direct risk.
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28 cruise ship crew members detained in federal child pornography investigation
Federal authorities detained 28 crew members from multiple cruise lines in San Diego last month following a child sexual exploitation materials investigation as passengers looked on.
Border Patrol Raids Disney Cruise, Arrests Foreign Pedophiles.
A raid on five cruise ships by U.S. Customs and Border Protection unearthed child sexual exploitation material and resulted in 28 arrests.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uncovered child sexual exploitation material during raids on five ships, including a Disney cruise ship. DETAIL: Between April 23 and April 25, U.S. Customs and Border Protection raided five cruise ships, including a Disney cruise ship, in Sa…
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union-bulletin.comCBP arrests 27 cruise line workers in San Diego as part of child sexual exploitation investigation
By Alexandra Mendoza, The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — An ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation material led to the arrests of 27 crew members aboard eight cruise ships in San Diego, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said. News of the incidents emerged on Tuesday when a video taken on April 23 appeared to show federal agents placing crew members in a van in the B Street Pier parking lot. Some of the workers …
U.S. agents boarded eight ships in San Diego and arrested crew members from the Philippines, Indonesia and Portugal. Pro-immigrant groups report irregularities.
Dozens of cruise ship workers, including from Disney, linked to child pornography, feds say
Dozens of workers from multiple cruise ships that docked in San Diego were found to be in possession of or involved with the distribution of child pornography, according to authorities.
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