NEW YORK: A 65-year-old Indian has been sentenced to 12 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually abusing a woman on board a Continental flight in 2010.
Ramesh Advani of New Jersey had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of abusive sexual contact, US Attorney Paul Fishman said in a statement.
Advani sexually abused his co-passenger on the Hong Kong-Newark flight while she was sleeping.
According to court documents, Advani was seated next to the woman on the overnight flight on May 21, 2010. While the plane was over international waters, the woman fell asleep in her seat, covered with a blanket.
While she was asleep, Advani reached his hand under the blanket and sexually abused her. When the woman awoke, she realised what was happening and got up from her seat to inform the flight's crew members, the statement added.
In addition to the prison term, Advani has been sentenced to five years of supervised release and has been ordered to pay a USD 10,000 fine.
The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over all sexual abuse cases that occur in American airplanes over international waters, because such crimes are not within the jurisdiction of any state, the statement said.
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Ramesh Advani of New Jersey had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of abusive sexual contact, US Attorney Paul Fishman said in a statement.
Advani sexually abused his co-passenger on the Hong Kong-Newark flight while she was sleeping.
According to court documents, Advani was seated next to the woman on the overnight flight on May 21, 2010. While the plane was over international waters, the woman fell asleep in her seat, covered with a blanket.
While she was asleep, Advani reached his hand under the blanket and sexually abused her. When the woman awoke, she realised what was happening and got up from her seat to inform the flight's crew members, the statement added.
In addition to the prison term, Advani has been sentenced to five years of supervised release and has been ordered to pay a USD 10,000 fine.
The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over all sexual abuse cases that occur in American airplanes over international waters, because such crimes are not within the jurisdiction of any state, the statement said.
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