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 taken into custody when 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 August 28, according to Local 10 News.
According to an arrest report obtained by the outlet, the accuser claimed that Campos penetrated her against her will with an unknown object. She said she pushed him and told him to stop as it hurt. The woman then stated that Campos tried to force her into performing oral sex on him — and tried to penetrate her again when that failed.
However, Campos’ attorney insisted that the sexual encounter 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.
Hoeg said that it sounds like they were making out, but when the woman asked him to stop, Campos did so immediately. Campos is originally from Houston and comes 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 recent 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 December 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.
