Dozens of cruise ship workers, including from Disney, linked to child pornography, feds say - BERITAJA

Dozens of workers from aggregate cruise ships that docked successful San Diego, including 1 from the Disney Cruise Line, were recovered to beryllium successful possession of aliases progressive pinch the distribution of kid pornography, according to authorities.

Officers pinch U.S. Customs and Border Protection boarded 8 cruise ships betwixt April 23 and April 27 and interviewed 28 workers arsenic portion of an ongoing investigation, national officials said successful a statement.

During the interviews, officers confirmed that 27 of the 28 individuals had either received, sent, possessed aliases transported kid pornography, according to the statement.

A Disney Cruise Line vessel was among those that were boarded and wherever labor were detained successful relationship pinch the investigation.

In a statement, a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said the workers were nary longer pinch the company.

“We person a zero-tolerance argumentation for this type of behaviour and afloat cooperated pinch rule enforcement,” the connection read. “While the mostly of these individuals were not from our cruise line, those who were are nary longer pinch the company.”

Officials did not disclose Thursday whether immoderate charges person been revenge successful relationship pinch the investigation.

The suspects were not identified. Officials said they included 26 unit members from the Philippines, 1 from Portugal and 1 from Indonesia.

CBP officials said the visas of subjects were canceled and they were returned to their state of citizenship.