As more people report cases of sexual misconduct aboard airplanes, federal prosecutors indicted a man this week for an on-flight crime against a teenager during
a trip from Anchorage to Seattle.
Ultimately, the teenager got the attention of her mother, who was seated in a row behind, then notified flight attendants who helped move her to a different seat. Ballot was arrested when the plane arrived in Seattle.Federal prosecutors have seen a sharp rise in reports of sex assaults on board airplanes, but attribute that to more victims be willing to come forward and not to an actual increase in the number of these types of crimes.
If alerted in advance, FBI agents can be on hand when the plane lands to conduct interviews and take people into custody. If law enforcement is not able to respond on the ground, victims are encouraged to contact the nearest FBI office once they are on the ground.In January, a
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