Event Date: July 21, 1999
Cruise Bruise: Sexually Assaulted
Bruise Location: Bermuda
Name: Jane Doe
Age: Adult Female
Home Town: USA
Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruise Lines
Ship: Zenith
Details:
The original Complaint was filed on July 14, 2000 sued for negligence, sexual assault and sexual battery, naming as defendants, Zenith Shipping Corp. and Celebrity Cruises, which is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
The waiter accused in the case was Baris Aydin.
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has upheld a $1 million jury award for a woman who accused a waiter on a Celebrity Cruises ship of sexual battery, finding that the case fell under admiralty juristiction. It found that the cruise line was a common carrier, and as such was responsible for the acts of it's employees.
In the decision, it was stated, "we conclude that the defendants owe a non-delegable duty to protect their passengers from crew member assaults and thereby safely transport their cruise passengers."
The woman, who was not named in the lawsuit, only identified as a Jane Doe, claimed that the waiter sexually assaulted her in a park near the docked Zenith while she was a passenger traveling from New York to Bermuda.
The suit alleged that the ship's medical staff treated her and flew her home from Bermuda.
Cruise Ship Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault - July 21, 1999
Celebrity Cruise Lines
