Multiple Disney Cruise Line employees were among 28 foreign crew members nabbed in a massive U.S. Customs and Border Protection child sexual exploitation operation.
Between April 23 and April 27, 2026, CBP agents boarded at least five cruise ships docked in San Diego, including a Disney vessel, and arrested 28 crew members for allegedly receiving, possessing, transporting, distributing, or viewing child sexual abuse material (CSAM/child pornography).
Of the 28 arrested, 27 were confirmed to be involved in these sickening crimes. The suspects were primarily from the Philippines, with one from Portugal and one from Indonesia. Their visas were immediately revoked and they were removed from the United States.
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“We have a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement. While the majority of these individuals were not from our cruise line, those who were are no longer with the company,” a Disney spokesperson told The California Post.
It’s unclear which other ships the additional crew members may have worked on outside of Disney.
Passengers aboard aDisney cruise ship docking in San Diegowere stunned as they documented multiple employees getting arrested last month.
Vacationers watched as immigration officials cuffed several employees on theDisney Magic shipwhile it was being unloaded. Passenger Dharmi Mehta took a video of the moment, saying one of those detained was her server.
Prior to the news about what the arrests were allegedly for, several immigration rights groups were up in arms about the Disney arrests, and also claimed four “seafarers” were arrested on the Holland America MV Zandaam cruise ship.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
