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A Disney Cruise Line employee was taken into custody on charges related to child pornography, marking the third crew member at the cruise company to be accused of such crimes this year.
Tirso Neri, 44, of the Philippines, was a crew member on the Disney Dream ship.
Neri was apprehended by U.S. Border Control and Homeland Security officials on Monday for possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children as young as 9 years old on his phone, as stated in a criminal complaint disclosed by Local 10 News.
The investigation surrounding Neri commenced on December 18, when authorities boarded the Disney Dream vessel upon its arrival at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from the Bahamas, and conducted a search of Neri’s quarters.
Neri was charged with possession of child pornography and transportation of child pornography. He is being held at Broward Main Jail.
A spokesperson for Disney Cruise Line told Local 10 News that Neri was no longer employed by the company.
“In accordance with our zero-tolerance policy for this kind of alleged behavior, this individual is no longer with the company,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
Two other Disney Cruise Line employees — 49-year-old Alvin Gonzales and 28-year-old Amiel Trazo — were each arrested and charged in January with felony possession of child pornography. Gonzales and Trazo are also from the Philippines and worked aboard the Disney Dream.
