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US: Delta co-pilot arrested mid-duty in San Francisco over child sex abuse charges

Following a three-month federal investigation, he faces five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office

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The investigation began in April after the Sheriff's Office received a report of sex crimes against a child, the office said. Representational Pic

The investigation began in April after the Sheriff's Office received a report of sex crimes against a child, the office said. Representational Pic

Delta Air Lines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar (34) was arrested on Saturday night (local time) after the plane landed at San Francisco International Airport.

Following a three-month federal investigation, he faces five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.

Federal agents and sheriff's deputies stormed the cockpit of the Delta Airlines flight over the weekend and arrested the co-pilot, authorities said, CBS News reported.

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