Hery Krispiyanto
Hery Krispiyanto, 30, from Klitren, Yogykarta was a bartender aboard the Carnival Freedom cruise ship. He was arraigned Wednesday June 2, 2010 on a count of sex abuse of a minor after being indicted the week before.
Court records say the girl, 14, identified as "T.W.," was aboard Carnival's Freedom ship, which left from the Port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in April 2009.
While on the cruise, T.W. and her parents allege they became acquainted with Krispiyanto. T.W. said Krispiyanto was nice to her.
T.W. told investigators she was alone on the upper deck of the ship one night when Krispiyanto walked up behind her, grabbed her arm and pulled her into a nearby employee-only room and closed the door, records said.
Krispiyanto allegedly began to touch T.W. inappropriately, and she repeatedly told him to stop, court records said. T.W. said she tried to fight him, but Krispiyanto raped her, the criminal complaint said.
Hery Krispiyanto, Carnival Freedome crew member, was sentenced in Orlando, Florida federal court on September 30, 2010 for one count of sexual abuse of a minor after he changed his plea to guilty, no doubt as an effort to shorten his prison sentence. He was given a 37-month prison sentence.
In addition to the prison time, Krispiyanto was ordered to pay about $4,360 in restitution.
After the incident, the family hired Cruise Bruise partner maritime lawyer, Charles Lipcon of the Florida law firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman. Mr. Lipcon sued Carnival Corp and was able to get a settlement for the rape victim. The victim, her name "Taylor", came out to speak of the crime after a settlement had been reached. She, her parents and Charles Lipcon were on Nightline this week. The video can be seen below.
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