The Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) arrested a cruise passenger final week on prices of abusive sexual contact with a younger woman on a cruise ship, in response to paperwork filed in federal court docket for the Southern District of Florida.
The FBI arrested 47 year-old Justin Dale Sigmon on the Carnival Sunshine when the cruise ship returned to port in Miami, Florida.
In line with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office’s website, Sigmon was an worker of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Workplace on the time of the arrest.
Sigmon was touring together with his household when one other passenger videotaped him “molesting a (9 year-old) woman,” in response to native Virginia information station WDBJ7. On the time of the incident, Sigmon was together with his household within the eating room of the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship ready for dinner to be served. The arresting FBI agent’s affidavit signifies that one other passenger noticed Sigmon molesting the woman who was sitting on his lap. The court docket file signifies the kid is his daughter.
The video reportedly exhibits Sigmon rubbing his daughter’s “higher and internal thighs beneath the skirt of her costume in the direction of her vagina and buttocks.” Throughout a number of factors, the minor pushed Sigmon’s hand away. “Instantly after the kid bought off of his lap, Sigmon positioned each of his palms over his crotch space for an prolonged interval of time, concealing the world from public view.”
When the FBI boarded the ship and interviewed Sigmon, the court docket file signifies that he “informed legislation enforcement that he understood that the touching may very well be perceived as ‘inappropriate,’ however claimed that it was not supposed to be ‘sexual.” Sigmon said that if one other man touched his daughter in the identical approach he would have “punched him within the face.” Sigmon additionally said that he was masking his crotch space instantly following the touching as a result of he was “chilly,” and “denied being aroused by the incident.”
You’ll be able to learn the court docket file here.
The Franklin County Workplace of the Sheriff issued a statement:
“The Franklin County Workplace of the Sheriff was not too long ago contacted concerning a federal legal cost out of the state of Florida involving considered one of our members. Since that point, we’ve got been working to collect all the knowledge we will primarily based on the restricted quantity supplied by federal authorities. On Friday, June 2nd, 2023, we made the announcement to the employees of the Workplace of the Sheriff that Justin Sigmon had resigned his place. Our prayers are with the Sigmon Household.”
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