A Newton man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly making repeated sexual contact with a 17-year-old woman aboard a flight to Boston, in response to the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace.
Jonathan Alan Lefman, 46, allegedly touched the woman who was seated in entrance of him onboard a flight from Puerto Rico to Boston final August. Lefman was reportedly together with his spouse and 4 youngsters on the time.
He was indicted on one rely of abusive sexual contact whereas within the particular plane jurisdiction of the U.S. Lefman was beforehand arrested on Feb. 7 on a felony criticism and launched on circumstances.
In accordance with the feds, Lefman was a passenger aboard a JetBlue flight flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Boston together with his spouse and 4 youngsters final Aug. 30.
On a number of events through the flight and whereas on the bottom ready to deplane in Boston, Lefman allegedly engaged in abusive sexual contact with the woman.
“Specifically, it is alleged that Lefman intentionally worked his hand in between and through the area between the back and bottom of the seat directly in front of him, where the minor victim was seated, and touched the minor victim’s buttocks without her permission,” the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace wrote.
“On at least one occasion when he did so, the minor victim saw his reflection leaning between the seats in the seatback monitor in front of her,” the feds added. “On the last occasion when he allegedly touched or attempted to touch her buttocks, the minor victim was able to use her cell phone camera to take a video of Lefman’s fingers protruding between the back and bottom of the minor victim’s seat.”
The woman took a video of Lefman as he received off the aircraft, in response to courtroom paperwork.
After deplaning, the minor sufferer’s grownup female relative who had been touring in a distinct row reported Lefman’s alleged conduct to a JetBlue supervisor and confronted Lefman — exhibiting the video of his fingers.
