Two men charged with molesting a teen on a Royal Caribbean cruise bound for PortMiami
Two men in their 30s are accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in a sauna on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship headed for PortMiami.
Ricardo Daniel Mondragon Leal, 37, Jose Juan Prudencio Diaz, 36, were arrested Friday, the day after the alleged sexual assault on the Independence of the Seas.
Mondragon and Prudencio Diaz live in the same modern Mexico City apartment building, according to arrest reports from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. As the criminal case finishes, they’re both being held at the Miami-Dade Metro West Detention Center.
Mondragon was granted no bond on charges of sexual battery of a minor; lewd and lascivious exhibition by an adult on a minor under 16; and lewd and lascivious molestation on a child aged 12 to 16.
Diaz faces the same lewd and lascvious charges — no bond on those — and a charge of not informing another person in a sexual act of his HIV status. Each has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
As a result of their charges, both have holds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed on them.
The arrest paperwork reveals the 14-year-old was in the sauna on Thursday when Mondragon and Prudencio sexually abused the boy.
“We take these allegations very seriously and immediately notified local law enforcement,” a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson emailed. “As this is an ongoing investigation, we have nothing further to share at this time.”
This story was originally published March 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM.
