A man is accused of sexually assaulting a young woman as she slept on an overnight flight from Las Vegas to Detroit this week, according to reports.
The 22-year-old victim was sitting in a window seat next to 34-year-old Prabhu Ramamoorthy on the Wednesday Spirit Airlines flight when she woke up to find her pants and shirt unbuttoned, and the man’s hand inside her pants, the Washington Post reported.
Ramamoorthy — who prosecutors say is an Indian national living in the US on a temporary visa — was charged with aggravated sexual abuse and ordered held without bail in a Thursday federal court appearance, according to the report.
The victim claimed that Ramamoorthy had shoved his fingers in her genitals and “vigorously” moved them, finally stopping when she woke up, according to a federal complaint obtained by the Detroit Free Press.
The tearful woman reported the ordeal to flight attendants, and Ramamoorthy was arrested after the plane landed. He later told an FBI agent that he “might have” undone the victim’s bra while playing with it, cupped her clothed breast, partly unzipped her pants, and put his finger in her pants, the complaint said.
He also claimed he had tried to put his finger in the woman’s vagina but was unsuccessful, according to the complaint.
Before speaking with the agent, Ramamoorthy made a written statement claiming that he was in a deep sleep and the woman fell asleep on his knees, the complaint said. He claimed he wasn’t sure “where [he] kept [his] hand on her.”
Ahead of a Thursday afternoon hearing, Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen ordered Ramamoorthy jailed, the Detroit Free Press reported. He is permitted to request the government to notify his home country to help with legal representation and contact his relatives, according to the report.
The 22-year-old victim was sitting in a window seat next to 34-year-old Prabhu Ramamoorthy on the Wednesday Spirit Airlines flight when she woke up to find her pants and shirt unbuttoned, and the man’s hand inside her pants, the Washington Post reported.
Ramamoorthy — who prosecutors say is an Indian national living in the US on a temporary visa — was charged with aggravated sexual abuse and ordered held without bail in a Thursday federal court appearance, according to the report.
The victim claimed that Ramamoorthy had shoved his fingers in her genitals and “vigorously” moved them, finally stopping when she woke up, according to a federal complaint obtained by the Detroit Free Press.
The tearful woman reported the ordeal to flight attendants, and Ramamoorthy was arrested after the plane landed. He later told an FBI agent that he “might have” undone the victim’s bra while playing with it, cupped her clothed breast, partly unzipped her pants, and put his finger in her pants, the complaint said.
He also claimed he had tried to put his finger in the woman’s vagina but was unsuccessful, according to the complaint.
Before speaking with the agent, Ramamoorthy made a written statement claiming that he was in a deep sleep and the woman fell asleep on his knees, the complaint said. He claimed he wasn’t sure “where [he] kept [his] hand on her.”
Ahead of a Thursday afternoon hearing, Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen ordered Ramamoorthy jailed, the Detroit Free Press reported. He is permitted to request the government to notify his home country to help with legal representation and contact his relatives, according to the report.
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