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Cruise ship waiter jailed for sex assault on teenager
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| The Aurora |
A CRUISE ship waiter has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old passenger in the Mediterranean.
Cajetan Fernandes, 30, befriended the girl while he waited on her family's table during a trip on the Southampton registered P&O ship Aurora.
Southampton Crown Court heard how Fernandes had persuaded the girl to follow him while she was waiting for a friend outside the restaurant one evening.
Prosecutor James Kellam said he led her around the ship to a toilet cubicle, locked the door and sexually assaulted her.
Mr Kellam said the girl described her ordeal as "feeling horrible" and talking about it as "acutely embarrassing".
The girl eventually confided in a friend she met on the cruise ship who persuaded her to talk to a youth worker.
Fernandes was arrested when the liner docked in Southampton.
Megan Toplis, for Fernandes, said he was a man of good character who had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity.
Fernandes, an Indian from Mumbai, had worked on cruise ships for nine years and there had "never been a problem or question as to his integrity", she said.
Miss Toplis said Fernandes had not used force, nor used coercion or made threats to the girl.
He had "lost sight of rights and wrongs", she said. "He's shown genuine remorse and is extremely sorry for what he's done." She said he had received no visitors while in custody and had been too ashamed to let his family know what he had done.
Fernandes sobbed and clutched a crucifix close to his chest as the judge sentenced him to 15 months. He declined to make a recommendation for deportation.
7:00am Monday 12th November 2007
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CommentPosted by: supermarket worker, Southampton on 8:21am Mon 12 Nov 07
why did she go outside with him
why did she go outside with him
Posted by: Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island on 8:49am Mon 12 Nov 07
Was this a racist sexual assault?
Was this a racist sexual assault?
Posted by: Denzil, Romsey on 10:14am Mon 12 Nov 07
Sounds to me like she led him on.
Sounds to me like she led him on.
Posted by: tut tut, here there on 10:16am Mon 12 Nov 07
echo your pulling comments off the post board when these are the comments of the public?! freedom of speech and all that!
echo your pulling comments off the post board when these are the comments of the public?! freedom of speech and all that!
Posted by: Tamara, Whiteley on 10:22am Mon 12 Nov 07
The girl was only 14. Whether she led him on or not is totally irrelevent Denzil.
Fernandes was in a position of authority (by being an employee) and acted innapropriately and has been dealt with sufficiently.
The girl was only 14. Whether she led him on or not is totally irrelevent Denzil.
Fernandes was in a position of authority (by being an employee) and acted innapropriately and has been dealt with sufficiently.
Posted by: Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island on 10:26am Mon 12 Nov 07
[quote][bold]tut tut[/bold] wrote:
echo your pulling comments off the post board when these are the comments of the public?! freedom of speech and all that! [/quote] They don't like comments that might prejudice a Court case.
Oh wait, the case is closed so it can't be that.
tut tut wrote:
echo your pulling comments off the post board when these are the comments of the public?! freedom of speech and all that!
They don't like comments that might prejudice a Court case.
Oh wait, the case is closed so it can't be that.
Posted by: Wayne King, On The Ocean Wave on 11:00am Mon 12 Nov 07
You should see what he put in the soup!
You should see what he put in the soup!
Posted by: Hiram Hackenbacker, Tracey Island on 11:12am Mon 12 Nov 07
[quote][bold]Wayne King[/bold] wrote:
You should see what he put in the soup![/quote] As in "waiter are those your flies in my soup?".
Wayne King wrote:
You should see what he put in the soup!
As in "waiter are those your flies in my soup?".
Posted by: united front, soton on 11:19am Mon 12 Nov 07
WE'LL SLAG OFF A MINOR ISSUSE WHEN A BRIT'S INVOLVED BUT WHEN FORIENGERS ARE PART OF THE STORY WE HAVE TO TREAD CAREFULLY AS USUALLY!
SICK OF LIVING IN A SPINELESS BRITAIN!!
BRING BACK CHURCHILL AND BRING OUR PRIDE BACK!!!
WE'LL SLAG OFF A MINOR ISSUSE WHEN A BRIT'S INVOLVED BUT WHEN FORIENGERS ARE PART OF THE STORY WE HAVE TO TREAD CAREFULLY AS USUALLY!
SICK OF LIVING IN A SPINELESS BRITAIN!!
BRING BACK CHURCHILL AND BRING OUR PRIDE BACK!!!
Posted by: United dunce on 11:34am Mon 12 Nov 07
[quote][bold]united front[/bold] wrote:
WE'LL SLAG OFF A MINOR ISSUSE WHEN A BRIT'S INVOLVED BUT WHEN FORIENGERS ARE PART OF THE STORY WE HAVE TO TREAD CAREFULLY AS USUALLY! SICK OF LIVING IN A SPINELESS BRITAIN!! BRING BACK CHURCHILL AND BRING OUR PRIDE BACK!!![/quote] Churchill is deaed you prat! How would you propose to bring him back?
Would this form part of your policy to put a spine into Britain?
You dickhead.
united front wrote:
WE'LL SLAG OFF A MINOR ISSUSE WHEN A BRIT'S INVOLVED BUT WHEN FORIENGERS ARE PART OF THE STORY WE HAVE TO TREAD CAREFULLY AS USUALLY! SICK OF LIVING IN A SPINELESS BRITAIN!! BRING BACK CHURCHILL AND BRING OUR PRIDE BACK!!!
Churchill is deaed you prat! How would you propose to bring him back?
Would this form part of your policy to put a spine into Britain?
You dickhead.
Posted by: Wayne King, Steerage on 11:34am Mon 12 Nov 07
[quote][bold]Hiram Hackenbacker[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Wayne King[/bold] wrote:
You should see what he put in the soup![/quote] As in "waiter are those your flies in my soup?".[/quote] Or....
[italic]Customer[/italic] :- Waiter, why is your thumb in my soup?
[italic]Waiter[/italic] :- To keep it warm sir.
[italic]Customer[/italic] :- Well stick it up your a*se then!
[italic]Waiter[/italic] ;- I do that in the kitchen sir
Hiram Hackenbacker wrote:
Wayne King wrote:
You should see what he put in the soup!
As in "waiter are those your flies in my soup?".
Or....
Customer :- Waiter, why is your thumb in my soup?
Waiter :- To keep it warm sir.
Customer :- Well stick it up your a*se then!
Waiter ;- I do that in the kitchen sir
Posted by: united front, soton on 11:41am Mon 12 Nov 07
[quote][bold]United dunce[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]united front[/bold] wrote: WE'LL SLAG OFF A MINOR ISSUSE WHEN A BRIT'S INVOLVED BUT WHEN FORIENGERS ARE PART OF THE STORY WE HAVE TO TREAD CAREFULLY AS USUALLY! SICK OF LIVING IN A SPINELESS BRITAIN!! BRING BACK CHURCHILL AND BRING OUR PRIDE BACK!!![/quote] Churchill is deaed you prat! How would you propose to bring him back? Would this form part of your policy to put a spine into Britain? You dickhead.[/quote] BIG MAN BEHIND A COMPUTER SCREEN THEN (AGAIN)
FIGURE OF SPEECH YOU MIS-FIT... IF YOU NEED YOUR MUM TO EXPLAIN THINGS EVERYTIME JUST GIVE UP FROM THE START. WASTER .
BRING BACK A LTTILE SOLIDARITY AND PRIDE NOT DEAD PEOPLE. HOPE THATS SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR YOU, GET BACK IN YA PRAM.
YOU ACTUALLY GOT A WORTHWILE COMMENT OR YOU GONNA PLAY THE BIG MAN TODAY?
United dunce wrote:
united front wrote: WE'LL SLAG OFF A MINOR ISSUSE WHEN A BRIT'S INVOLVED BUT WHEN FORIENGERS ARE PART OF THE STORY WE HAVE TO TREAD CAREFULLY AS USUALLY! SICK OF LIVING IN A SPINELESS BRITAIN!! BRING BACK CHURCHILL AND BRING OUR PRIDE BACK!!!
Churchill is deaed you prat! How would you propose to bring him back? Would this form part of your policy to put a spine into Britain? You dickhead.
BIG MAN BEHIND A COMPUTER SCREEN THEN (AGAIN)
FIGURE OF SPEECH YOU MIS-FIT... IF YOU NEED YOUR MUM TO EXPLAIN THINGS EVERYTIME JUST GIVE UP FROM THE START. WASTER .
BRING BACK A LTTILE SOLIDARITY AND PRIDE NOT DEAD PEOPLE. HOPE THATS SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR YOU, GET BACK IN YA PRAM.
YOU ACTUALLY GOT A WORTHWILE COMMENT OR YOU GONNA PLAY THE BIG MAN TODAY?
Posted by: United dunce on 12:00pm Mon 12 Nov 07
A couple of points.
The phrase mis-fit would certainly not apply to me (look a litle closer to home).
If you really want to improve the state of this country you should start with the single biggest scourge on our modern society today - [bold]The British youth[/bold] poorly educated, aggressive, low moral fibre nd socially inept. Feed your nationalistic nonsense to them, they sound the perfect audience for an idiot ike you.
Not a big man hiding behind his computer, just a well adjusted adult tired of reading the drivel you continually spout.
A couple of points.
The phrase mis-fit would certainly not apply to me (look a litle closer to home).
If you really want to improve the state of this country you should start with the single biggest scourge on our modern society today -
The British youth poorly educated, aggressive, low moral fibre nd socially inept. Feed your nationalistic nonsense to them, they sound the perfect audience for an idiot ike you.
Not a big man hiding behind his computer, just a well adjusted adult tired of reading the drivel you continually spout.
Posted by: Margot Gethergun on 2:15pm Mon 12 Nov 07
If the posters on this site had seen a picture of the girl in question they would not be so quick to criticise. This good, hard working Christian man made an error of judgement that is all. I feel that if there was any deception it was on the part of the girl.
If the posters on this site had seen a picture of the girl in question they would not be so quick to criticise. This good, hard working Christian man made an error of judgement that is all. I feel that if there was any deception it was on the part of the girl.
Posted by: her indoors, eastleigh on 9:56pm Mon 12 Nov 07
Lots of girls of 14 look much older than they are ,so perhaps he was lead to believe she was older than 14,the crew are not aloud to mix in that way with the passengers so he should have know a bit better,They work a nine month stint 24-7 before they go home ,They sail the same day as they arrive in southampton and they work very hard so i suppose he had a week moment like men do after all she didnt have to go with him,its not like it was done with force he broke the rules of the ship,and is now paying for it.
Lots of girls of 14 look much older than they are ,so perhaps he was lead to believe she was older than 14,the crew are not aloud to mix in that way with the passengers so he should have know a bit better,They work a nine month stint 24-7 before they go home ,They sail the same day as they arrive in southampton and they work very hard so i suppose he had a week moment like men do after all she didnt have to go with him,its not like it was done with force he broke the rules of the ship,and is now paying for it.
Posted by: Robert on 12:18am Tue 13 Nov 07
I know I'm being cynical, but what would the outcome have been if the girl had found the experience satisfying?
I know I'm being cynical, but what would the outcome have been if the girl had found the experience satisfying?
Posted by: sandra, vancouver on 6:50pm Sun 18 Nov 07
The waiter's actions are absolutely wrong and disgusting! He should be in jail for life. I cruise all the time on the Holland America - never heard this on that liner![bold]bold[/bold]
The waiter's actions are absolutely wrong and disgusting! He should be in jail for life. I cruise all the time on the Holland America - never heard this on that liner!
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