Overview

• Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was arrested aboard Flight 2809 upon its July 26 arrival at San Francisco International Airport under a Ramey warrant for alleged prolonged sexual abuse of a minor.
• Contra Costa prosecutors have charged the pilot with 24 felonies, including oral copulation with a child under ten and aggravated sexual assault.
• Jennifer Powell, the victim’s mother and Bhagwagar’s ex-girlfriend, faces related felony counts after authorities say she knew of and participated in the abuse.
• Investigators executed a coordinated operation involving Homeland Security Investigations and county sheriff’s deputies to track Bhagwagar’s flight and carry out the in-flight arrest.
• Delta Air Lines has suspended Bhagwagar pending investigation, and both he and Powell remain in custody as legal proceedings advance.