{"id":54268,"date":"2023-10-05T15:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54268"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:04:12","slug":"man-who-groped-sleeping-airline-passenger-sentenced-to-21-months-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54268","title":{"rendered":"Man Who Groped Sleeping Airline Passenger Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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perspective view of jet airliner in flight with bokeh background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Diamond Bar man was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in federal prison for intentionally touching the inner thigh of a sleeping woman officials stated.<\/p>\n

The woman was seated next to him on a flight from Cleveland to Los Angeles in February 2020.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha sentenced Mohammad Jawad Ansari, 50.<\/p>\n

\"\"Judge Aenlle-Rocha also ordered the defendant to pay a $33,750 fine, $1,600 in restitution, a $100 special assessment, and an additional $5,000 special assessment.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Ansari was ordered to register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At the conclusion of a four-day trial, a jury on May 9 found Ansari guilty of one count of abusive sexual contact.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On February 17, 2020, Ansari boarded a flight from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport.<\/p>\n

\"people<\/a>Ansari occupied a window seat in the 10th<\/sup> row, while the victim occupied the middle seat next to him. The victim, who was wearing a dress, fell asleep shortly after takeoff, and the armrest separating Ansari from the victim was down.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At some point during the flight to Los Angeles, Ansari placed his left hand on the victim\u2019s right knee and, without the victim\u2019s consent, moved his hand to her inner thigh.<\/p>\n

The person sitting in the aisle seat next to the victim witnessed Ansari\u2019s hand touching the victim\u2019s inner thigh.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The victim woke up, pushed Ansari\u2019s hand away, left her seat, and informed a flight attendant about what had happened. The flight attendants observed Ansari during the remainder of the flight and believed he was pretending to sleep.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\" \u201c[Ansari] committed a serious offense that caused immediate and long-lasting harm to [the victim],\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. \u201cIn the immediate aftermath, [Ansari\u2019s] groping left [the victim] shocked and afraid, and witnesses testified that she sobbed for the remainder of the flight\u2026.\u00a0 [On flights, the victim] now struggles to fall asleep because she is constantly concerned about \u2018what if someone touches me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI and the Los Angeles Airport Police investigated this matter.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorneys Samuel J. Diaz and James A. Santiago of the International Narcotics, Money Laundering, and Racketeering Section prosecuted this case.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI\u2019s Los Angeles Field Office has issued a\u00a0public service announcement<\/a>\u00a0to bring awareness to the problem of sexual assault on airplanes. Victims of in-flight sexual misconduct \u2013 either verbal or physical \u2013 or their loved ones are encouraged to report the incident to a flight attendant and to your\u00a0nearest FBI field office<\/a>\u00a0or to submit a tip online to the FBI at\u00a0https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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