| Date Published: December 20, 2002 |
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| Crew Member Files Suit Against Celebrity |
A female crew member on Celebrity’s Millennium has filed suit against the
company claiming she was raped and battered by two other onboard staffers.
In the suit, the woman, who was a youth counselor, claims that Celebrity was
lax in providing medical treatment and in preserving evidence of the alleged
crime against her.
The incident occurred early in the morning on November 1 after a crew
Halloween party. The woman says she was drugged and then assaulted. After
reporting the crime, she left the ship and Celebrity flew her to Miami,
where she was treated at a hospital. She is currently not working on a
Celebrity ship.
In the meantime, the two male crew members were arrested by Bahamian Police
on November 2, who charged them with rape. They posted bail and are awaiting
trial in the Bahamas.
A Celebrity spokesman from Celebrity parent company Royal Caribbean affirms
the company’s tough policies against crime committed onboard its ships. “An
allegation was made,” says Michael Sheehan. “We have a very strong zero tolerance
policy regarding any alleged crime onboard on ships. It was immediately reported to
the FBI and the Bahamian authorities. The Bahamians are investigating.
Due to the pending nature of the matter we cannot provide further comment.”
This is the second time in the past few years that Celebrity’s been served
with a sexual assault suit. Last month, a federal jury awarded a woman $1
million; a passenger on Zenith in 1999 who had reported being sexually
assaulted by a male crew member. | |
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