A Texas man from a law enforcement family was arrested when his cruise arrived in Florida after a woman accused him of raping her onboard.
Juan Campos, 28, was arrested when the Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas docked at Port Everglades over the weekend — days after the 20-year-old woman alleged he attacked her mid-cruise on Aug. 28, according to Local 10 News.
The accuser alleged that when Campos penetrated her against her will with an unknown object, she “pushed him and told him to stop and it hurts,” according to an arrest report obtained by the outlet.
She told cops that Campos then tried to force her into performing oral sex on him — and tried to penetrate her again when that failed, according to the report.
However, Campos’ attorney insisted that the sex was consensual — and that his client stopped when asked.
“It was a normal cruise, he was with friends, they met some people on board and next thing you know, he’s charged with this crime,” the attorney, Ed Hoeg, told Local 10.
“It sounds like they were making out, it started going a little too far, when the lady said ‘Stop,’ when she verbally expressed ‘Stop,’ he stopped,” Hoeg said.
Campos is originally from Houston and from a law enforcement family — all of whom are shocked by the rape allegations, the attorney told the outlet.
“The family says this guy has no criminal history, he’s a great kid, he was on a vacation and they are shocked by the allegations,” Hoeg said.
Campos was removed from the ship at Port Everglades and remains behind bars at the Broward County Main Jail, where a judge granted him a $20,000 bond.
The allegations come as a woman who accused a Carnival crew member of raping her during a 2018 trip was awarded over $12 million from the cruise line following a lengthy legal battle.
Judge Kathleen Williams made the ruling last week after the alleged victim claimed Carnival staffer Fredy Anggara lured her into a closet, locked the door and sexually assaulted her aboard the Carnival Miracle on Dec. 1, 2018, according to a complaint.
Jurors awarded her $10 million in 2022 and after Carnival fought that verdict, Williams tacked on another $2 million, according to court filings.
Anggara had never been arrested in connection to the incident, nor has he been listed as a defendant in the legal action.
