East Texas man arrested for groping woman on board American Airlines flight
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AnEastTexasmanisfacingpotentialfederalchargesafterallegedlygropingawomanonboardanAmericanAirlinesflight,accordingtocourtdocuments.
Theman,identifiedas55-year-oldCherianAbraham,wasseatednexttothe22-year-oldwomanonaMarch18flightfromChicagotoSeattle,accordingtoanaffidavit.
Abrahamallegedlytouchedthewoman’sbreastthreetimesoverthecourseof15minutes,accordingtotheaffidavit.
Awitnesstoldinvestigatorsthattheallegedvictimwokeherupandaskedtogetupbecauseoftheman’sactions,theaffidavitstates.
Afteralertingaflightattendant,thevictimwasmovedtoanotherseat,accordingtotheaffidavit.
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Abrahamdeniedhavingtouchedthevictimpurposefullyorhavingbeenpreviouslyaccusedofanythingsimilar,accordingtotheaffidavit.
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