Disney Cruise Ship Employees Arrested in Federal Child Porn Investigation
Disney Cruise Line Ship Workers Netted in Child Porn Sting ... Kicked Out of U.S.
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Several Disney cruise ship staff members were reportedly arrested in April as part of a larger federal investigation into child sexual abuse material (CSAM) crimes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents boarded 8 cruise ships in San Diego as part of an ongoing Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM) enforcement operation between April 23 and April 27, a CBP spokesperson tells TMZ. One of the cruise ships belongs to Disney, the California Post reported.
🚨 #BREAKING : #USCustoms & Border Protection uncovered child sexual exploitation material on five cruise ships in San Diego (Apr 23-25). 28 crew members—including Disney Magic staff—were detained, visas revoked, and deported. Passengers witnessed handcuffings during… pic.twitter.com/ASwHBRbnhy @thepagetody
After boarding the vessels and interviewing 26 suspected crew members from the Philippines, one from Portugal, and one from Indonesia, officers determined 27 of the 28 people were involved in either the receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing of CSEM, the CBP spokesperson tells TMZ.
They added ... "CBP cancelled their visas and these criminals have been returned to their country of citizenship."
It's unclear how many crew members from the Disney cruise ship were arrested and to what lines the other ships belonged.
A spokesperson for Disney tells TMZ ... “We have a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement. While the majority of these individuals were not from our cruise line, those who were are no longer with the company."
