No arrests following cruise rape claim on P&O cruise ship
An AAP article reports that no arrests have been made following a claim an Australian man raped a New Zealand woman aboard a cruise ship in the Pacific, foreign affairs officials said today.
The claim was made by the New Zealand passenger.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said a 37-year-old NSW man had been accused of rape aboard the P&O Cruise ship the Pacific Star on New Year’s Eve.
“The Australian High Commission in Port Vila (in Vanuatu) has been in touch with local authorities,” a DFAT spokesman said.
“No Australian aboard the ship was arrested on arrival at Port Vila on January 1.”
Radio Australia reported that French police had been called to the ship during a stopover at Lifou Island in New Caledonia’s Loyalty Islands group.
The 46-year-old female tourist was found bruised and in a state of shock in the early hours of the morning, it was reported.
A P&O spokeswoman told AAP the company would not comment on the alleged rape but had ensured that French, Australian, New Zealand and New Caledonian police were aware of the allegation.
A Report by The Mole from AAP
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