Royal Caribbean worker arrested at Port Everglades for child sexual abuse material, authorities say

Zin Naing Htun. (Broward Sheriff's Office)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ā€“ A Royal Caribbean crew member was arrested Wednesday after federal agents said they found child pornography material on his phone after he disembarked at Port Everglades.

According to court documents released Thursday, federal agents with the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force searched the phone of 35-year-old Zin Naing Htun, a Myanmar national, after he got off the ship on Wednesday.

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Authorities said during a search of Htunā€™s cellphone, they located two videos depicting child sexual abuse material.

Htunā€™s arrest report states that the first video was just over four minutes long and depicted a girl, approximately 10-12 years of age.

The second video, which authorities say was titled ā€œbrowser,ā€ was located in an app on Htunā€™s cellphone, which contained a six-minute video of a female approximately 12-14 years of age, according to the report.

According to investigators, Htun waived his Miranda rights when speaking with detectives, but his exact statement was redacted in the publicly released report.

Court documents show Htun is facing two charges of possession of child pornography.

His arrest report states that he has no ties to South Florida.

Local 10 News has reached out to Royal Caribbean for comment and is awaiting a response.

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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

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