Two men were arrested on charges related to an alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, according to Miami-Dade police records. The suspects, identified as Jose Prudencio Diaz, 36, and Ricardo Daniel Mondragon Leal, 37, face substantial charges, including child molestation and exhibition, with additional serious accusations leveled at Diaz for failing to disclose his HIV infection status during sexual contact, as reported by FOX 35 Orlando.

The incident allegedly occurred in a sauna on the Independence of the Seas cruise ship when both Diaz and Leal began engaging in explicit acts in front of the teen and then escalated, prompting the victim to report the situation to the authorities, as confirmed by NBC Miami. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers have been placed on both individuals, but at the time of the report, ICE had not responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

During subsequent court proceedings, the prosecutor stated, "The defendant, in this case, acting in concert with another defendant, they were both on a cruise," highlighting the predatory nature of the defendants' actions according to a statement obtained by NBC Miami. The serious nature of the allegations led to both men being denied bond. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, took to social media to address the incident, underscoring the intent to remove the arrested individuals from the U.S., as quoted by FOX News: "One of them has HIV. Both have ICE detainers on them. We WILL get these sickos out of our country."

The cruise line's response to this incident is pending. Royal Caribbean has yet to issue a formal statement regarding the accusations and subsequent arrests.