TAMPA – A Royal Caribbean cruise line employee tried to rape a 22-year-old passenger on a ship originating from the Port of Tampa, an arrest report shows.<\/P><\/p>\n
Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies on Saturday charged Henry Maceto Forbes, 34, with false imprisonment and sexual battery in the Tuesday incident aboard the Legend of the Seas.<\/P><\/p>\n
Forbes remained in Orient Road Jail on Sunday night, and his bail hadn’t been set. He won’t be disciplined by the cruise line until a police investigation is complete, Royal Caribbean spokesman Michael Sheehan said Sunday.<\/P><\/p>\n
The incident, according to the report, began about 3:30 a.m. in a bar area on the ship, where Forbes works.<\/P><\/p>\n
He offered to take the passenger on a tour and led her to a dark room, where he pulled her inside by her hand, according to the report.<\/P><\/p>\n
Forbes, a Colombian citizen, attempted to rape her, the report shows. He held the door closed until she yelled, and she was able to flee.<\/P><\/p>\n
The Legend of the Seas was in international waters during a weeklong cruise. It was heading from the Bahamas to Belize, and the trip continued after the incident.<\/P><\/p>\n
Forbes stayed in the brig until the ship returned to the Port of Tampa, where he was arrested.<\/P><\/p>\n
From fiscal year 2000 through June, the FBI opened 305 cases of crime on cruise ships. About 45 percent of those cases involved sexual assaults, FBI figures show.<\/P><\/p>\n
By JOSH POLTILOVE, The Tampa Tribune<\/SMALL><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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