Carnival worker charged with sexually abusing 14-year-old girl during cruise

Federal prosecutors have charged a Carnival Cruise Lines’ waiter with sexual abuse of a 14-year-old female passenger.

The criminal complaint filed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami states that Kert Clyde Jordan, 35 of Grenada, performed unlawful sexual abuse of the girl while she was cruising on a family vacation aboard the Carnival Liberty.

The alleged incident took place in a bathroom on the lido deck. The girl reported the assault to her family after they returned home.

A pre-trial detention hearing is scheduled for Dec. 1 in the U.S. District Court in Miami.

Foreign crewmembers can be charged with “sexual abuse” under United States Code applicable to maritime crimes on the high seas that involve U.S. citizens.  There is not a federal crime involving rape on the high seas against minors.

Source:  Cruise Law News