Lucas G. Wickes, age 25, of Rochester New York pleaded guilty in federal court to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl on January 1, 2007, on board the Disney cruise ship Disney Wonder after it left Port Canaveral for a Caribbean cruise.
The passenger approached the girl when she left a teen club on the cruise ship and ordered her to accompany him. The girl, who said she believed he was a security officer, followed him to the stern .jpg)
of the cruise ship where the adult assaulted her.
We reported on this crime earlier this year – Passenger Indicted for Sexual Abuse of 13 Year Old Girl on Disney Wonder Cruise Ship.
We have written about the sexual assault of children in prior blogs:
Perverts, Child Predators and Cruise Ships
Sexual Assault of Children on Cruise Ships – A Problem the Cruise Community Wants to Forget
Why Cruises are NOT the Best Vacations with Kids
Should Travel Agents Be Liable For Falsely Representing That Cruises Are Safe For Kids?