Personal Injury Law

Man Sexually Abused Boy In Cruise Ship Jacuzzi

By Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A.

A Beaver County man is accused of sexually abusing a young boy in a cruise ship Jacuzzi.

Federal prosecutors used surveillance video of the suspect to hold Sherwood Stevenson, 71, of Clinton for trial.

Investigators said Stevenson booked a cruise on the Liberty of the Seas in December. They said the ship was about 30 nautical miles off of Cuba when he was caught on camera sliding into a children?s Jacuzzi in the ship's soak zone.

Police said Stevenson admitted to fondling a 6-year-old boy and attempted to fondle a second child in an adjoining Jacuzzi.

Federal prosecutors said Stevenson has a criminal past with other child sexual abuse charges.

During a hearing Wednesday, prosecutors outlined a number of local incidents involving Stevenson and children.

Police said he was charged for sneaking into a boy?s locker room at Hopewell High School and taking a shower. Police said Stevenson also snuck into another locker room in Marco Island, Fla.

Stevenson's defense attorney asked for electronic monitoring, claiming her client has a long history of mental issues.

But the federal magistrate ordered Stevenson to stay in jail until his trial.

Full post as published by Cruise Ship Law on June 24, 2010 (boomark / email).