NBC-6 mentioned today that Komang Parianta was taken into custody subsequent to a search carried out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in his cabin, leading to the discovery of two videos containing objectionable content involving minors.
The objectionable content was reportedly discovered on Parianta’s mobile phone. The videos exhibited a “young girl about five years old” undergoing sexual exploitation by a man along with another “girl aged between 12 and 13 years” also experiencing abuse.
After the apprehension, Parianta was taken to Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (TGK) and underwent booking procedures.
Parianta appeared in a criminal court in Miami where a bond of $20,000 was set ($5,000 for each felony count).
Parianta marks the sixth crew member to face accusations of child pornography within a span of just over three months. Celebrity crewmember Dennis Ofrancia De Leon, aged 44,A crew member who was involved with the Celebrity Reflection ship, got apprehended a fortnight ago when Homeland Security officials discovered numerous images and recordings showing child exploitation material.
At the age of 44, Tirso Anthony Neri, who was employed on the Disney Dream, was taken into custody for violating statutes 18 USC 2252(a)(i) (conveyance of child pornography) and 2252(a)(4)(B) (ownership of child pornography). This happened following the discovery of illicit pictures of children as young as nine on his mobile devices by agents working for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations. Alongside, two other Disney crew members were also arrested. Alvin Gonzalez, aged 49, a staff member on the Disney Dream, was apprehended earlier in February this year for possessing a video portraying a boy, thought to be around 8 years old, and a girl, possibly aged 12. Similarly, another Disney crew member named Amiel Trazo, aged 28, was taken into custody towards the end of February on charges related to holding various graphic materials portraying severe sexual exploitation of children “ranging between the approximate ages of 6 to 14.”
Jamaal Wade, a 26-year-old performer employed by RWS Global as a dancer on a Holland America Line (HAL) cruise ship, had a sizable stash of explicit child pornography discovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which involved minors as young as two engaging in sexual acts with adults.
Authorities in Florida have the mandate to investigate offenses that occur on cruise ships departing from and returning to ports within the state.
Information pertaining to Mr. Parianta’s employer and the name of the cruise ship where he served was not disclosed by NBC-6.
Do any crew members have insights on Mr. Parianta’s place of work?
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Update as of May 13, PM:
Image credit: Komang Parianta – NBC-6