27 Cruise Workers Had Illegal Material on Their Phones — All Sent Home Free

A family’s personal dining host on the Disney Magic served them breakfast, then was loaded into a federal van in handcuffs forty-five minutes later. The passenger who filmed it had no idea what was happening — and neither did anyone else for two weeks. According to CBP, Operation Tidal Wave detained 27 crew members across eight cruise ships in San Diego, all allegedly connected to exploitation material. NCMEC intelligence drove the operation. Ten reportedly worked for Disney. Four from Holland America. Disney’s response was the same line they have used before: zero tolerance, full cooperation, terminated. What they did not address is prevention. KPBS confirmed federal prosecutors in San Diego and Los Angeles filed no criminal charges against any of the 27. All deported within two weeks. No names. No registry entries. Nearly 200 crew accused of possessing CSAM across the industry in approximately two years, according to Cruise Law News. This is Cruising with Predators, a Hidden Killers investigation into what happened in San Diego and what it means for every family booking a cruise.

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