North Carolina Man Gets 10 Months for Sex Assault on Flight

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old lady throughout a flight on a business airliner final 12 months, a federal prosecutor stated Wednesday.

U.S. Legal professional Michael Easley stated in a information launch that Ryan Eugene Larned, 38, of Fayetteville was additionally sentenced to 5 years’ supervised launch and was ordered to pay a $2,000 positive for sexual contact with out consent. Larned additionally should register as a intercourse offender, the information launch stated.

Larned pleaded responsible to the costs in July 2021 and was sentenced as a part of his plea settlement Tuesday.

In keeping with court docket paperwork and court docket shows, Larned was flying from Charlotte-Douglas Worldwide Airport to Raleigh-Durham Worldwide Airport and was seated subsequent to a young person, who was flying alone.

In keeping with the information launch, Larned touched {the teenager}’s groin, then positioned his jacket over the teenager and himself and reached into her pants. The teenager instantly reported the assault, prosecutors stated.

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