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Jacson6

(2,089 posts) Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:22 PM Apr 13

16 yr old man sexually assaulted & murdered step sister on a cruise ship.

G'sus H. Christ.

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16 yr old man sexually assaulted & murdered step sister on a cruise ship. (Original Post) Jacson6 Apr 13 OP

More info and link, please? Ocelot II Apr 13 #1

ABC news link leftstreet Apr 13 #2

Parents are "deeply concerned." Irish_Dem Apr 13 #3

here CurtEastPoint Apr 13 #4

16 year old man? Kali Apr 13 #5

16 year old boy. eShirl Apr 14 #10

Teen JI7 Apr 14 #12

The room situation OHNOOHIO Apr 13 #6

also sharing with a third teen muriel_volestrangler Apr 14 #9

Victim was creeped out by stepbro, still forced to room with him. BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 14 #11

I think it's normal depending on the circumstances. The below comment says she was creeped out by him JI7 Apr 14 #13

Sorry. There Are No Normal Reasons For Any Teen Boy To Room With A Teen Girl. ColoringFool Apr 14 #15

Sometimes not only is the content shocking flvegan Apr 13 #7

It was a horrific act but a sixteen year old is malaise Apr 13 #8

He is charged as an adult. LisaL Apr 14 #17

He is not an adult malaise Apr 14 #18

Man? MAN??? ADOLESCENT Is The Term. ColoringFool Apr 14 #14

No link? Polybius Apr 14 #16

Ocelot II

(130,892 posts)

1. More info and link, please?

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:26 PM

Apr 13

leftstreet

(41,083 posts)

2. ABC news link

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:31 PM

Apr 13

Looks like he was just charged

https://abcnews.com/US/stepbrother-charged-murder-sex-abuse-teen-girls-cruise/story?id=131998496&cid=social_twitter_abcn

Irish_Dem

(81,916 posts)

3. Parents are "deeply concerned."

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:36 PM

Apr 13

Tells is all we need to know.

CurtEastPoint

(20,064 posts)

4. here

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 04:57 PM

Apr 13

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/13/us/cruise-ship-stepsister-killed

Kali

(56,861 posts)

5. 16 year old man?

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:14 PM

Apr 13

eShirl

(20,318 posts)

10. 16 year old boy.

Reply to Kali (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:19 AM

Apr 14

JI7

(93,780 posts)

12. Teen

Reply to eShirl (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:52 AM

Apr 14

OHNOOHIO

(8 posts)

6. The room situation

Reply to Jacson6 (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 06:36 PM

Apr 13

They were sharing the same room. An 18 year old and 16 year old stepbrother.
Who thought that was a good idea?

muriel_volestrangler

(106,401 posts)

9. also sharing with a third teen

Reply to OHNOOHIO (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:18 AM

Apr 14

Anna Kepner had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family. Before the ship was scheduled to return to Florida, her body was found concealed under a bed in a room she was sharing with two other teens, including the younger stepbrother.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/13/us/cruise-ship-stepsister-killed

I wouldn't think that "3 teens sharing a cabin" is an automatic "who thought that was a good idea?" thing. You'd have to know the temperament of them for it to be seen as a problem.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,612 posts)

11. Victim was creeped out by stepbro, still forced to room with him.

Reply to OHNOOHIO (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:27 AM

Apr 14

JI7

(93,780 posts)

13. I think it's normal depending on the circumstances. The below comment says she was creeped out by him

Reply to OHNOOHIO (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 04:55 AM

Apr 14

in which case she shouldn't have been forced to do this.

But there are many families where step brothers and sisters are just like most normal siblings . They can easily share a room and be safe and any argument will be the usual sibling stuff. But there is nothing to fear. It also depends on how long they knew each other. My example is cases where they have known each other for some time.