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Delta Co-Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar Arrested at SFO on Child Sex Abuse Charges
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 26 – Rustom Bhagwagar was arrested after an investigation into child sexual abuse beginning in April; he faces five counts and is held on $5 million bail, officials said.
- Following Flight 2809’s landing, Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, a Delta Air Lines co-pilot, at San Francisco International Airport.
- In April, authorities opened an investigation after a report of child sex crimes, leading to five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 against Bhagwagar.
- About ten law enforcement officers, including agents from Homeland Security Investigations and air marshals, stormed the cockpit, cuffed the co-pilot, and walked him down the aisle off the plane.
- After the arrest, Delta Air Lines said it will cooperate, and Bhagwagar remains held on $5 million bail.
- As investigations continue, Delta Airlines faces mounting pressure, and aviation analyst Dr. Emily Hart said, `This is a wake-up call for the industry` as HSI’s broader child exploitation mandate draws scrutiny.
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In secret phone call, Delta pilot with Bay Area ties allegedly admitted to child sex abuse
Rustom Bhagwagar remained held on $5 million bail Monday afternoon on suspicion of five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
Indian-origin Delta pilot arrested in San Francisco minutes after landing, charged with child sex abuse
Indian-origin Delta Airlines pilot Rustam Bhagwagar was arrested inside the cockpit at San Francisco International Airport just 10 minutes after landing a flight from Minneapolis. The 34-year-old is accused of sexually abusing a child under 10 in an April case.
Delta co-pilot arrested in cockpit on child sex assault charges is identified
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office named the suspect as Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, a resident of Florida. Officials have confirmed that the suspect was taken into custody after authorities received a report about sex crimes against a child
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