A judge in Boston’s U.S. District Court sentenced Jairaj Singh Dhillon, a 43-year-old Californian man, to one year probation and six months home confinement after he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault aboard an aircraft.
According to a press release published by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office:
During an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Boston on May 31, 2022, Dhillon engaged in unwanted sexual contact with two female passengers sitting next to him. The first victim reported that Dhillon, seated in the aisle seat next to her, touched her thigh and groin area while she was taking care of her infant child who was in a car seat in the window seat next to her. The first victim called for help and stated out loud, “this man just groped me.” The second victim, who was seated in the aisle seat opposite Dhillon, reported that Dhillon reached out with both hands and simultaneously grabbed her groin and buttocks when she was standing in the aisle. Flight crew intervened and moved Dhillon to another part of the plane for the duration of the flight. Dhillon was immediately taken into custody upon the flight’s arrival in Boston.
Such matters fall under the Special Aircraft Jurisdiction of the United States.