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Disney cruise liner staff detained in major child porn investigation

U.S. authorities have arrested 28 cruise ship crew members during a large-scale operation targeting child sexual exploitation offences, with at least some of those detained employed aboard a Disney cruise liner.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officers boarded five cruise ships docked in San Diego between April 23 and 25 as part of an ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation material (CSEM).

Officials said the suspects — most of whom were from the Philippines, along with one crew member each from Portugal and Indonesia — were allegedly linked to the possession, distribution, transportation, receipt, or viewing of illegal child abuse content.

Authorities confirmed the individuals had their visas revoked and are being removed from the United States. Disney stated it had “zero tolerance” for such conduct and said the workers involved were immediately dismissed.



Passengers aboard the Disney Magic reportedly watched as several crew members were handcuffed by federal officers during the ship’s arrival in San Diego, with some travellers later revealing that detained staff included onboard service workers.

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  1. Will they use the same vigour for American or British pedophiles linked to Epstein child porn?
    I doubt it.
    Racial double standard technique is to throw out a sacrificial lamb to put Joe and Joanna Public off the real criminals

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