Man who sexually assaulted woman in middle seat of Delta flight to Detroit claims he was asleep, feds say

DETROIT – A male that was captured sexually attacking the 19-year-old female being in the center seat beside him on a Delta trip to Detroit condemned it on his hands relocating while he rested, according to authorities.

Authorities claimed Bektash Sefa rested beside a 19-year-old female throughout an Oct. 10, 2021, Delta Airlines trip from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit City Flight Terminal.

Female records sexual offense

The female informed authorities that Sefa attempted to talk with her while the airplane was boarding, yet she didn’t take part in the discussion. She claimed that she was being in the center seat of the row, as well as Sefa was to her left, according to court documents.

Concerning 2 hrs right into the eight-hour trip, the female began to drop off to sleep, authorities claimed. She got up when she really felt Sefa placed his right-hand man on her left knee as well as massage therapy the location, according to the criminal issue.

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The female claimed she moved her body far from Sefa, yet he bordered more detailed to her as well as relocated his hand up her leg, authorities claimed.

Sefa touched the female’s internal upper leg as well as groin location while readjusting his arm to ensure that his best joint pushed versus her breast, according to authorities.

The female claimed she stood as well as went to the washroom at the rear of the airplane. When she appeared, she reported the sexual offense to 2 steward, authorities claimed.

The steward informed authorities that the female was weeping when she approached them. She reported awakening to Sefa scrubing the within her upper leg as well as utilizing his joint to touch her breast, the steward informed authorities.

“(She) was so anxious that she can hardly discuss the event,” the issue reviews. “Both steward kept in mind that the lights were off, as well as the cabin was dark when the event occurred.”

The female was moved to a various component of the aircraft, authorities claimed. The steward alerted authorities concerning the event.

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Sefa criticizes ‘problems’

When the airplane landed at Detroit City Flight Terminal, Sefa was accompanied off as well as spoke with via an Albanian interpreter in the McNamara Terminal, court documents reveal.

“He rejected touching anybody throughout the trip, yet declared that he has problems, as well as his hands relocate a great deal when he rests which he occasionally sleepwalks,” the criminal issue reviews.

The issue says that there is potential reason to think Sefa purposefully participated in sex-related call with the female without her consent, “with the intent to pester, excite, as well as gratify (his) libido.”