The German newspaper, Bild, recently published a blockbuster article tilted Child Molester on Dream Boat which reports that MSC Cruises rehired a crew member who had been accused of sexually molesting a ten year old child. MSC is accused of flying the crew member back to India rather than turning him over to law enforcement.
Sexual Assaullt Victims on Cruise Ships are often Children and Teenagers
Ths week NBC News published an article titled Sex Assault Victims on Cruise Ships Are Often Under 18. Over three months, NBC News spoke with ten victims of sexual assaults and/or members of their families. The news organization found that a significant number of victims of rape and molestation on cruise ships are under 18
Recent Lewd and Lascivious Conduct on HAL Cruise Line Show Shortcomings of CVSSA Crime Reporting
Last fall, the Arizona Republic reported that cruise travelers for the first time can see what crimes are being reported aboard cruise ships operating in U.S. ports.
The newspaper commented on improvements once the Department of Transportation replaced the Coast Guard as the agency responsible for reporting crimes on cruise ships leaving US. ports. Consumers previously
Arrested in the Bahamas: Cruise Passenger in Jail for Statutory Rape of 15 Year-Old Boy
Two weeks ago, the Royal Bahamian Police Force arrested a French-Canadian woman from Quebec who was on an unidentified cruise ship (cruise schedules indicate it was the Norwegian Sky) in Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas for engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy, who cannot legally give consent to have sexual intercourse under the law of the
Passenger Alleges Sexual Assault on Explorer of the Seas
News 7 in Australia reports today that a cruise passenger on a Royal Caribbean ship arriving in Sydney, Australia alleges that she was a victim of sexual assault by another passenger during the cruise.
The news account states that the Explorer of the Seas arrived in Sydney after a nine day cruise to
Accurate Cruise Crime Statistics Finally Available
Crimes on cruise ships are finally being accurately reported pursuant to a new mandatory reporting law, as explained in a blockbuster article, published in an Arizona newspaper, titled Travelers Can Now Get 1st Comprehensive Reports of Cruise Ship Crime.
Previously, cruise line crime statistics were disclosed on a website maintained by the U.S. Coast
Lawsuit: MSC Crew Member Sexually Assaults 12 Year Old Child
A lawsuit filed suit last week against MSC Cruises (USA) Inc., and MSC Crociere SA, alleges that a MSC crew member, identified as Rudy Samuel Santos Hernandez, sexually assaulted and battered a 12-year-old child on the MSC cruise ship.
According to the Florida Record, which reports on filing in the U.S. District Court for the
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Terminates Crew Member After He “Jokingly” Threatened to Rape Passenger
WTSP Channel 10 reports on a cruise aboard the Bahamas Paradise Cruise taken by a woman with her friends to celebrate a bachelorette party.
Last Friday, a crew member appeared at her cabin after knocking on the door. When she opened the door, the crew member reportedly grabbed her hands and then said “I want
Crew Member Allegedly Molests Child in Livorno, Italy.
A newspaper in Italy reports that two days ago police arrested a 51 year old crew member, who had gone ashore in Livorno, on charges of sexual assaulting a child believed to be around 7 to 8 years old.
The crew member is identified as a Filipino bar tender who arrived in Livorno on an
U.S. Tourist Alleges Rape in Nassau
The Nassau Tribune reports that a U.S. woman alleges that she was a victim of rape over the weekend. The Tribune article today reports that the local police in Nassau said that it has arrested a man for the “alleged rape of an American tourist early Sunday morning.”
Royal Bahamian police officers were reportedly “on