American tourists from Detroit, Sayjuan Readous, 26, and his stepbrother Antoine Flowers Jr., 28, appeared in court in Nassau, Bahamas, on Monday, charged with rape

Readous allegedly swapped places with Flowers during a boozy Carnival cruise hookup to fool a woman into sleeping with his brother as well

25-year-old victim, also American told cops in the Bahamas that she consented to sex with Sayjuan Readous after accompanying him to his cabin on board the Carnival Sunrise

She fell asleep after and he apparently swapped places, because when she awoke they had sex again in the darkened cabin – only to find out with the lights on that she was in bed with a different man

Investigators believe Readous made an excuse to leave the darkened room before his stepbrother, Flowers slipped inside to take his place

The pair were remanded in custody after appearing in court on Monday charged with rape, with Readous facing an additional charge of abatement to rape

Police say the woman consented to sex with Sayjuan Readous, [photo], aboard the Carnival Cruise ship on December 15 sexual encounter. Readous has been charged with rape, with an additional charge of abatement to rape

Two Americans have been charged with rape after allegedly swapping places during a boozy cruise ship hookup to fool a woman into sleeping with them both. 
The 25-year-old female told police in the Bahamas that she consented to sex with Sayjuan Readous, 26, after accompanying him to his cabin on board the Carnival Sunrise. She fell asleep and when she woke up, another man, was having sex with her without her permission.
According to the victim who is from Miami, Florida, she switched on the lights and discovered she was in bed with a different man.

The victim, 25, said after the act, when she turned on the light she found she had been with a different man. Investigators said Readous switched places with his stepbrother Antoine Flowers Jr, [photo], after turning out the light in the cabin. Flowers has been charged with rape

Carnival staff were alerted to the latest incident after reports of screaming coming from an eighth-deck cabin after the Sunrise left Eleuthera in the Bahamas on December 15.
They found a partially dressed ‘victim’ who was examined by a doctor before police boarded the mega-liner the next morning in Nassau to investigate.
The woman told officers she struck up a romantic connection with Readous while she was on a five-night cruise with her family.
They swapped numbers, had several drinks by the pool then headed back to his room for consensual sex.
Afterwards it’s alleged that Readous switched off the light and left the room claiming he had to run an errand for his mom.
After falling asleep for a short while, the woman told police she awoke to find someone in bed with her and they had sex again.
It was only when she switched on the lights that she allegedly ‘realized it was his brother,’ according to a police source.

The alleged rape happened aboard the Carnival Sunrise cruise ship sailing to the Bahamas on December 15. Royal Bahamas Police Force boarded the ship when it reached Nassau and arrested both men on charges of rape

Investigators believe Readous made an excuse to leave the darkened room before his stepbrother, Antoine Flowers Jr., 28, slipped inside to take his place.
Officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force boarded the ship when it reached Nassau and arrested both men over the December 15 encounter.
The pair from Detroit, Michigan, appeared in court on Monday charged with rape, with Readous facing an additional charge of abatement to rape.
They were remanded in custody over the alleged attack.

Victim said after consensual sex with Readous [photo] in his cabin she fell asleep. He allegedly, swapped places with Flowers. She awoke in the dark and had sex again with this other man. When light was turned on she realized her last partner was not Readous

They were not required to enter pleas to the charges when they stood before Magistrate Abigail Farrington. Both men were denied bail by the Magistrate.
The rape suspects return to court on March 26 to receive voluntary bill of indictment papers.
Their defense attorney, Terrel Butler, confirmed the two were stepbrothers.
It’s understood that Readous insisted in his police interview that the sex was consensual while Flowers chose to remain silent during the interview.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed, ‘The police are currently investigating an alleged sexual assault that took place on Tuesday, 16th December 2025, on board a cruise ship involving American nationals.
‘According to preliminary reports, the incident occurred shortly before 6:00pm. The female victim reported to police that she met a male onboard the ship who invited her to his room, where they had consensual sexual intercourse, and she fell asleep.
‘However, she was awakened to another male that she knew by face performing sexual acts on her without her consent.
‘As a result, police have taken two males, ages 28 and 26, both American nationals, into custody.’