Two illegal immigrants, one of which is HIV positive have been arrested in Miami, Florida after allegedly mol£st!ng a minor on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Jose Diaz, 36, and Ricardo Leal, 37, were taken into custody on Friday by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office after the pair allegedly s£xually ass@ulted a 14-year-old boy in the ship’s sauna, according to records reviewed by Local 10.
The victim told police that he found himself trapped in the sauna with the Mexican natives on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas on Thursday.
The teen said Diaz, who is HIV positive, and Leal, both masturb@ted in front of the teen while forcing him to touch them, records show.
At one point, Leal allegedly forced the victim to perform a s£x act on him and molested him, the report said.
Diaz and Leal, both Mexican natives, are facing several charges, including lewd and lascivious molestation of a child 12-16 years old.
Diaz is also facing an additional charge for not disclosing his HIV status to the minor, while Leal is facing a sexual battery charge.
They were both arrested once the ship returned to PortMiami on Friday.
Diaz invoked his right to counsel while his alleged partner in crime told authorities that the ‘sexual acts were consensual,’ the affidavit said.
They were both denied bond Saturday, as a prosecutor said: ‘The defendant, in this case, acting in concert with another defendant, they were both on a cruise.
‘This shows that they tried to target a specific minor, and this could be done again.’
Diaz is being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center while Leal is being held in the Metrowest Detention Center, jail records show.
They are both being held without bond and are also on immigration holds, records show.
They both reside at the same address in Mexico City, according to the outlet.