Posted on 07/30/2025 5:22:12 PM PDT by george76
The ex-girlfriend of the Delta pilot who was arrested on child abuse charges after landing his flight in San Francisco on Saturday has also been charged in the case–with the child victim being her own daughter.
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After landing at San Francisco International on a flight from Minneapolis Saturday night, 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar from Florida was dramatically arrested on the plane–while shocked passengers pulled out their cellphones to record–by Contra Costa Sheriff’s detectives aided by Homeland Security agents. He was initially charged with five counts of sexual abuse of a child under 10.
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The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has now charged 45-year-old Jennifer Powell in the case. Powell is the mother of the girl who survived the abuse.
Powell’s ex-boyfriend, 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of Florida, faces 24 felony counts of engaging in sex acts with a child 10 years or under, oral copulation with a child, lewd acts on a child, and aggravated sexual assault on a child, prosecutors said.
According to a probable cause statement, Powell was aware that her daughter was being sexually abused by her then-boyfriend. The court documents said she watched, and even participated in the alleged sex crimes against her daughter.
The abuse started when the girl was six years old and continued until she was 11. That was around the time when Powell and Bhagwagar broke up, according to prosecutors.
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Bhagwagar remains in custody at the Martinez Detention Center under a $15 million bond.
Powell is also being held at Martinez Detention Center, though jail records do not show a bail amount.
Oh, my. This perp should have long terms in prison for each of the 24 counts and they need to be served CONSECUTIVELY. The evil mother deserves the same fate.
They made that name up.
I agree.
Are you sure?
Thought that may just be a good ole boy Florida man name I hadn’t heard yet ..
Learn the lesson, guys.
Don't go waggin your bhag around.
FINALLY A BOND THAT MAKES SENSE.
Some lessons are learned too late to do any good. Let’s hope that the open-door policy is not one of those..
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EXACTLY ZERO!!
ONLY ARRESTS MATTER!!
OK, if he did it, hang him, but I await more evidence than they said so.
Also, was it really necessary to do it at the plane? They could have easily just waited 15 minutes and got him at the airport when he left the plane. Seems to be all for show.
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