WASHINGTON: A 35-year-old Indian IT manager has been convicted of sexually assaulting a dozing girl aboard a Detroit-bound flight in america, media studies mentioned on Friday.
Prabhu Ramamoorthy, who worked for an IT company for over two years, will probably be sentenced on December 12 by US District Judge Terrence Berg, The Detroit News reported.
Ramamoorthy faces as much as lifestyles in jail. If released, he's going to be deported to India.
The verdict got here seven months after he assaulted the 22-year-old girl throughout a Spirit Airlines flight from Las Vegas whilst his wife sat in the next seat, the file mentioned.
A federal jury in Michigan's largest town Detroit convicted Ramamoorthy, who lived in Rochester Hills town, of sexually assaulting the woman.
Following a five-day trial, the jury deliberated for lower than 4 hours before convicting Ramamoorthy, it mentioned.
"We will not tolerate the behaviour of anyone who takes advantage of victims who are in a vulnerable position, and we are glad the jury agreed," US Attorney Matthew Schneider mentioned in a statement.
"We appreciate the victim in this case for her courage to speak out," Schneider mentioned.
The girl mentioned she was once sitting in a window seat next to Ramamoorthy, whose wife was once in the aisle seat.
The sufferer mentioned that she fell asleep and awoke to discover a hand in her pants and spotted that her pants have been unbuttoned and her blouse untied. When she awoke, the person stopped, and the woman alerted a flight attendant, the file mentioned.
Ramamoorthy first of all instructed investigators that he was once in a deep sleep and didn't do the rest, it mentioned.
Later, he instructed an FBI agent he "might have" undone the woman's bra and cupped her breast, in keeping with courtroom records, the file added.
Prabhu Ramamoorthy, who worked for an IT company for over two years, will probably be sentenced on December 12 by US District Judge Terrence Berg, The Detroit News reported.
Ramamoorthy faces as much as lifestyles in jail. If released, he's going to be deported to India.
The verdict got here seven months after he assaulted the 22-year-old girl throughout a Spirit Airlines flight from Las Vegas whilst his wife sat in the next seat, the file mentioned.
A federal jury in Michigan's largest town Detroit convicted Ramamoorthy, who lived in Rochester Hills town, of sexually assaulting the woman.
Following a five-day trial, the jury deliberated for lower than 4 hours before convicting Ramamoorthy, it mentioned.
"We will not tolerate the behaviour of anyone who takes advantage of victims who are in a vulnerable position, and we are glad the jury agreed," US Attorney Matthew Schneider mentioned in a statement.
"We appreciate the victim in this case for her courage to speak out," Schneider mentioned.
The girl mentioned she was once sitting in a window seat next to Ramamoorthy, whose wife was once in the aisle seat.
The sufferer mentioned that she fell asleep and awoke to discover a hand in her pants and spotted that her pants have been unbuttoned and her blouse untied. When she awoke, the person stopped, and the woman alerted a flight attendant, the file mentioned.
Ramamoorthy first of all instructed investigators that he was once in a deep sleep and didn't do the rest, it mentioned.
Later, he instructed an FBI agent he "might have" undone the woman's bra and cupped her breast, in keeping with courtroom records, the file added.
Indian IT manager in US convicted of sexually assaulting sleeping woman on flight
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