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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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