Reports of men groping teenage girls and young women sitting next to them on airplanes are rising, federal numbers show.
So far this year, the FBI has investigated 62 cases of airborne sexual misconduct as of Aug. 3, passing pre-pandemic counts.
The FBI said most of the unwanted groping occurred while victims slumbered, with 67% involving alcohol or drugs and 20% involving underage targets. — James Benecke, a 41-year-old Army chief warrant officer stationed in Alaska, faces two counts of abusive sexual contact during separate Alaska Airlines flights. He is accused of groping a 16-year-old girl on an April 12 flight from Anchorage and an 18-year-old woman on a June 12 flight from Dallas, prompting the latter and her boyfriend to report him to flight attendants.
She added in an email that while her office is still investigating other incidents, “how many will result in charges will depend on the evidence available to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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