As of 7 a.m. on 7/28/25, there is nothing about this arrest on Department of Justice, FBI or Homeland Security.
More details were available later on 7/28 after Contra Costa County Sherriff issued a release.
34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of Florida was being investigated by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office since April 2025.
He was arrested on Saturday at the San Francisco International Airport by Contra Costa County Sheriff detectives and Homeland Security agents on a Ramey warrant and is charged with five counts of oral copulation of a child. Bhagwagar was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility. Bail is $5 million. Delta has suspended him pending an investigation. Bhagwagar formerly lived in San Ramon.
Contra County Sherriff Press Release:
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have been conducting an investigation since April 2025 after receiving a report of sex crimes against a child. A Ramey arrest warrant was later secured for the suspect.
Through the investigation, it was learned that the suspect was an airline pilot and that he was due to fly into San Francisco
International Airport on the evening of Saturday, July 26, 2025.
At about 9:35 PM, Sheriff’s Office detectives, with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations, boarded the plane to arrest the suspect who is identified as 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of Florida. He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age. He is being held in lieu of $5 million bail.
The investigation is ongoing.
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