UPDATE: Delta Pilot Arrested for Child S*x Crimes Identified

The Delta co-pilot who was arrested by Homeland Security upon landing in San Francisco yesterday has been identified as 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar.

Take a look at his mugshot:

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Delta Airlines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was arrested on Saturday night after landing Delta Flight 2809 in San Francisco from Minneapolis.

Following a three-month federal investigation, he faces five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, according… pic.twitter.com/krcU8JYJLj

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Bhagwagar is facing some very disgusting allegations.

He has been charged with child sex crimes including “five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age.”

Here’s what we know so far:

UPDATE: The Delta co-pilot arrested for child s*x crimes after landing at San Francisco Airport has been identified

Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was arrested by Contra Costa County detectives after landing at San Francisco International Airport

He had just arrived on Delta Flight 2809… pic.twitter.com/bhBJH9wyYv

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UPDATE: The Delta co-pilot arrested for child s*x crimes after landing at San Francisco Airport has been identified

Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was arrested by Contra Costa County detectives after landing at San Francisco International Airport

He had just arrived on Delta Flight 2809 from Minneapolis on Saturday night Bhagwagar is facing five counts of oral copulation with a child under the age of 10

He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility and is being held on $5 million bail

Jail records list him as a resident of Florida

Absolutely sickening.

KTVU has more details on the specific allegations he is facing:

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department said in a prepared statement that it had been investigating 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of Florida since April on reports of “sex crimes against a child.”

Investigators learned that Bhagwagar was employed as an airline pilot and was scheduled to fly into SFO from Minneapolis on Saturday evening…

Bhagwagar is in custody on “five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age,” the sheriff’s department reported. He is being held on $5 million bail.

According to court documents, Bhagwagar has a last known address in Contra Costa County as Mavis Place in San Ramon.

The statement of probable cause said a female reported while Bhagwagar was dating her mother he sexually abused her from the ages of six until eleven years old. The girl alleges her mother knew about the abuse because she was present for some of the sexual acts.

Delta Airlines has since fired Bhagwagar from his position.

ABC7 News shared their statement:

Delta Air Lines released a statement to ABC7 on Monday afternoon, writing:

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“Delta has zero tolerance for unlawful conduct and will fully cooperate with law enforcement. We are appalled by reports of the charges related to the arrest and the individual in question has been suspended pending an investigation.”