Cruise ship workers, including from Disney, linked to child pornography
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers investigated eight cruise ships docked in San Diego between April 23 and 27, interviewing 28 workers suspected of involvement with child pornography.
- Authorities confirmed that 27 of the interviewed individuals had received, sent, possessed, or transported child pornography.
- Among the ships boarded was a Disney Cruise Line vessel; Disney confirmed the implicated employees were no longer with the company and emphasized their zero-tolerance policy.
- The suspects included 26 crew members from the Philippines, one from Portugal, and one from Indonesia, all of whom had their visas canceled and were deported.
- Officials have not disclosed whether any criminal charges have been filed, and the identities of the suspects remain undisclosed.
