Newspapers in the U.K. are reporting that a former child supervisor who worked on Cunard cruise ships admitted to the police that he sexually abused children on cruise ships.
Two months ago we reported on the arrest of Paul Trotter, who worked on Cunard's Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria cruise ships. Police arrested him on allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor on a Cunard cruise ship. Child predators of course don't abuse just one victim. Our blog in February was entitled "Did Cunard Child Supervisor Molest Other Children During Cruises?"
Well now we know that he has admitted to sexually abusing at least thirteen (13) children between November 2007 and August 2011. Here's the account from the Independent newspaper in London:
"A former Cunard cruise ship worker has admitted carrying out sex attacks on 13 boys while working as a supervisor for a children's activity area.
Paul Trotter, 34, pleaded guilty to a string of sexual assaults and taking, making and possessing indecent images of children, most of whom were under the age of 13 at the time.
The supervisor made films of himself abusing the children in his care on board three cruise ships, operated by Cunard. He also possessed other indecent images of children he had obtained online.
In a statement Cunard, part of the Carnival Corporation group and owners of the Costa Concordia which ran aground earlier this year, said it was "deeply shocked" by Trotter's 'appalling crimes'.
It added he had avoided detection despite a number of safeguards, including having had his criminal record checked.
Trotter, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, appeared at Swindon Crown Court, dressed in a suit and purple tie....read more
http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2012/04/articles/sexual-assault-of-minors/cunard-child-supervisor-admits-sexually-abusing-13-boys-during-cruises/index.html
http://costaconcordiaimbroglioni.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/cruise-paul-trotter-british-children.html
Two months ago we reported on the arrest of Paul Trotter, who worked on Cunard's Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria cruise ships. Police arrested him on allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor on a Cunard cruise ship. Child predators of course don't abuse just one victim. Our blog in February was entitled "Did Cunard Child Supervisor Molest Other Children During Cruises?"
Well now we know that he has admitted to sexually abusing at least thirteen (13) children between November 2007 and August 2011. Here's the account from the Independent newspaper in London:
"A former Cunard cruise ship worker has admitted carrying out sex attacks on 13 boys while working as a supervisor for a children's activity area.
Paul Trotter, 34, pleaded guilty to a string of sexual assaults and taking, making and possessing indecent images of children, most of whom were under the age of 13 at the time.
The supervisor made films of himself abusing the children in his care on board three cruise ships, operated by Cunard. He also possessed other indecent images of children he had obtained online.
In a statement Cunard, part of the Carnival Corporation group and owners of the Costa Concordia which ran aground earlier this year, said it was "deeply shocked" by Trotter's 'appalling crimes'.
It added he had avoided detection despite a number of safeguards, including having had his criminal record checked.
Trotter, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, appeared at Swindon Crown Court, dressed in a suit and purple tie....read more
http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2012/04/articles/sexual-assault-of-minors/cunard-child-supervisor-admits-sexually-abusing-13-boys-during-cruises/index.html
http://costaconcordiaimbroglioni.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/cruise-paul-trotter-british-children.html