Five cruise ships docked in San Diego were unexpectedly boarded by US Customs and Border Protection between Apr. 23 and 25 in a crackdown on individuals allegedly trading illegal child sexual exploitation material.
According to the New York Post, one of the cruises included a Disney Cruise Line ship that’s favored by families, many of whom were startled by the idea that they were surrounded by alleged child predators. A CBP spokesperson said, “After boarding the vessels and interviewing 26 suspected crew members from the Philippines, one suspected crew member from Portugal, and one from Indonesia, officers confirmed all subjects were involved in either the receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing of CSEM (child sexual exploitation material) or child pornography.”
