Cruise ship worker accused of rape at sea

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a cruise ship worker at Port Everglades on Sunday after they said he raped a fellow crew member while at sea.

Wigawa Putu Janu, 36, of Jembrana, Indonesia, is now facing a sexual battery charge in South Florida. According to BSO, he worked aboard the Celebrity Xcel.

A BSO arrest report states that Putu Janu had been drinking with the victim, who described him as a “friend,” after their shift last Tuesday. Deputies said “she remembers taking two shots of bourbon before losing all memory for the rest of the night.”…

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