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Newton man convicted of sexually abusing 17-year-old on flight to Boston
Headline from WWLP Springfield
A Newton man was convicted of abusive sexual contact after prosecutors said he repeatedly touched a 17-year-old girl while aboard a flight from Puerto Rico to Boston.
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“The defendant repeatedly sexually abused a minor who was simply trying to travel safely aboard a commercial flight,” US Attorney Leah B. Foley said in a statement.
Still images from a video showing a hand protruding through a seat on a plane. The images are included in a criminal complaint against a Newton, Massachusetts, man accused of groping a 17-year-old girl on a flight from Puerto Rico to Boston in August 2024.
A Newton man was convicted of abusive sexual contact after prosecutors said he repeatedly touched a 17-year-old girl while aboard a flight from Puerto Rico to Boston.
