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San Diego man heads to prison for sexually abusing girl, 14, on plane
A San Diego man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl while the pair were passengers on a cross-country flight was sentenced Monday to two years in prison.
Ryan Coffey admitted in a plea agreement to giving the teen rum and inappropriately touching the girl, who he did not know, on a Jan. 7, 2023, American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to San Diego.
Prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum that another passenger on the plane overheard the girl tell Coffey — who was 31 years old at the time — that she was underage.
“When he heard that she’s afraid of flying, he took a bottle of alcohol out of [his] bag and said it would help her relax,” prosecutors wrote.
The girl later reported the abuse to a friend.
“Thanks to the courage of a brave girl who reported what happened in the dark on a plane and swift engagement from law enforcement, this defendant was brought to justice,” U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath said in August 2024 when Coffey pleaded guilty. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to protecting the public in the air, on the ground, or at sea.”
Coffey pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of abusive sexual contact of a minor on an aircraft and received the maximum sentence for that crime.
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Cal Fire crews spent New Year’s Day night battling a growing fire in a remote area east of Otay Mountain.
It measured roughly 20 acres shortly after 8:20 p.m., Cal Fire said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
It was initially reported to authorities around 6:25 p.m., Capt. Robert Johnson said. He said it was moving at a moderate speed and there was no containment late Wednesday, but no structures were threatened by the fire.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — People working for minimum wage in the city of San Diego will see more money in their paychecks starting today when the minimum wage rises from $16.85 to $17.25 an hour.
The city’s minimum wage is higher than California’s minimum wage, which will increase to $16.50 on Jan. 1.
“This milestone reflects years of hard work and advocacy to put more money directly into the pockets of hardworking San Diegans,” Mayor Todd Gloria said. “By raising the minimum wage, we are helping working families deal with the rising cost of living and better make ends meet.”
The change is part of the city’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance, passed in 2016. Minimum wage has increased in the city since 2019 by an amount commensurate with the cost of living increase of the previous year.
As always, tips and gratuities do not count toward minimum wage. Employees will continue to earn sick leave, which can be used for time for their own medical care or for the medical care of a family member but is not limited to those uses. Employers may limit use of sick leave to 40 hours in a benefit year per employee.
Every employer must post minimum wage notices in a conspicuous place at any workplace or job site.
San Diego’s Minimum Wage Program can be reached at SDMinWage@sandiego.gov or 619-235-5912 for questions or to file a complaint.
Copyright 2025, City News Service, Inc.
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