Delta Pilot's Cockpit Arrest Capped Months-Long Child Sex Abuse Probe that Began in April

By Liam Quinn

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A Delta Airlines copilot was arrested in the cockpit moments after a plane landed in San Francisco
The pilot has been identified as Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, who was charged with five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age
The arrest was undertaken by the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations

The investigation into the Delta Airlines copilot who was arrested moments after his plane landed in San Francisco had been ongoing since April, authorities said.

Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was taken into custody shortly after Delta Flight 2809 touched down at about 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said.

The sheriff’s office said it received a tip about the alleged sex abuse of a child in April. An arrest warrant for Bhagwagar was subsequently obtained…