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Woman sues American Airlines after she was 'sexually assaulted on board by stranger sitting next to her' during two-hour night flight
A woman is suing American Airlines after she was allegedly sexually assaulted onboard a flight by a stranger sitting next to her.
The New Jersey woman, who has not been named, is suing the airline after the incident on August 26, 2022, during a night flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Newark Liberty International Airport.
It is claimed that after taking a seat next to her friend, the woman closed her eyes to sleep and 'an unknown male passenger' penetrated her digitally.
The woman blames American Airlines for not preventing the attack or intervening to stop it, The Independent reported.
The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month in federal court, said: 'Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendant turned off the cabin lights, and Plaintiff closed her eyes to sleep.
A woman who has not been named is suing American Airlines after she was allegedly assaulted onboard. (An American Airlines Airbus at LaGuardia Airport in NY)
The incident on August 26, 2022, during a night flight from Charlotte, North Carolina , to Newark Liberty International Airport (pictured)
'Plaintiff awoke to find the Perpetrator’s left arm inside her pants and his right hand forcing her hand onto his penis.'
According to the suit, the stranger covered them up with a black puffer jacket.
The woman was described as being frozen and in a 'state of shock and panic'.
Also, the traveler managed to climb on top of the woman and continue his assault.
The lawsuit added: 'Plaintiff gathered the courage to push the Perpetrator away, at which point he quickly returned to his seat.'
Afterwards, the alleged attacker tried to act as though nothing had happened and even asked the woman if she would like some water.
But the New Jersey woman managed to wake her friend who reported the alleged assault to a flight attendant.
The woman was switched to a different seat for the remainder of the flight.
After the aircraft landed, the man was escorted off the plane and authorities took reports from the victim and other passengers.
But it is unknown whether the alleged attacker was taken into custody or charged with sexual assault, the lawsuit said.
The woman's attorney Brian Andris told The Independent: 'As alleged in the complaint, we look forward to seeking justice on behalf of our client to remedy this terrible injustice for all that she has suffered.'
In July, Gretchen Stelter (pictured) said was sexually assaulted while flying home to Chicago in the business section after vacationing in Mexico
This isn't the first time that there have been accusations of sexual assault onboard an American Airlines flight. (Stock image of two American Airlines passenger planes at Phoenix Sky Harbor)
An American Airlines spokesperson said, “We are reviewing the lawsuit and the details of the flight. The safety and comfort of our customers is a top priority for American.”
This isn't the first time that there have been accusations of sexual assault onboard an American Airlines flight.
In July, Gretchen Stelter was flying home to Chicago in the business section after vacationing in Mexico.
She claims a 'drunk' passenger sitting next to her started making a stream of vulgar comments.
Speaking to Inside Edition, Ms Stelter said: 'The flight attendants had to come over, asked if everything was okay, I said, "no".'
Another passenger saw what was going on and offered to switch seats.
But as she tried to climb over the passenger, Ms Stelter said he groped her by putting his hands on her butt.
Stelter claims in a lawsuit that the flight attendants "took no action" to protect her.
And in May this year, a frequent American Airlines flyer Tiffany Morgan began legal proceedings against the Fort-Worth-based carrier for negligence after she was 'aggressively' sexually assaulted.
She claims it happened while she was in a sleeping tablet-induced slumber as an off-duty flight attendant who was sitting nearby looked on.
Ms Morgan, who is an attorney for a boutique entertainment law firm based in New York City, frequently traveled with American Airlines for work and pleasure.
Now she claims she has been 'robbed' of the ability to travel independently as she is terrified of facing a similar assault.
She took two Benadryl before boarding to help her relax and sleep during the two-hour flight from Florida to Pennslyvania as she was a nervous flyer.
She was awoken around 30 to 40 minutes before the end of the flight by an attendant who tapped her on the shoulder from the row behind.
The flight attendant urged Ms Morgan to go to the galley at the back of the plane.
Once there, she was asked if she knew her seatmate, who was said to be 'visibly intoxicated' and surrounded by empty miniature bottles of vodka.
Ms Morgan was informed that the seatmate had been 'aggressively touching her chest' but they had not done anything because they 'didn't know what to do'.
The off-duty flight attendant witnessed the assault and told Ms Morgan that the man waved his hands before her face to make sure she was sleeping.
Then he began groping, rubbing and fondling her breasts.
But the off-duty crew member wasn't sure whether Ms Morgan was traveling with the suspect and so informed the other flight attendants - one of whom allegedly admitted to overserving the suspect.
Ms Morgan was found a new seat and the police met the aircraft on arrival.
But the police told Ms Morgan that they had no jurisdiction over inflight incidents and that the matter would have to be dealt with by the FBI.
There was a delay in the FBI arriving at the gate because it was the weekend so the suspect wasn't arrested.
A year later, Ms Morgan claimed American Airlines hadn't once been in contact with her to discuss the events and her attempts to reach out to the airline were unanswered.
The lawsuit, filed in a Florida district court, said: 'AA’s failure to act or even respond is not only disappointing and appalling after a corroborated sexual assault on a passenger, but raises serious concerns for other women traveling alone with the Airline.
'AA’s ignoring of this incident is unacceptable given the severity of what occurred and its crew’s contemporaneous acknowledgement of the seriousness of the incident and their role in permitting it to happen and/or continue.'
Ms Morgan is suing American Airlines for negligence while she is also pursuing a civil claim against the suspect for sexual assault and battery.
There has been a marked increase in the number of reported sexual assaults onboard flights in recent years. (Pictured, an American Airlines Boeing 737-823 passneger aircraft sits at a gate at Chicago O'Hare)
The FBI has issued an urgent warning over what it described as a 'disturbing' rise in inflight sexual assaults.
There has been a marked increase in the number of reported sexual assaults onboard flights in recent years.
In 2023, the FBI opened 96 cases stemming from allegations of in-flight sexual assault.
The FBI also claims that many incidents of sexual assault go unreported.
But the characteristics of onboard sexual assault tend to be 'strikingly similar'.
They usually occur when the cabin is dark, the victims are in a window or middle seat and victims report 'waking up to their seatmate’s hands inside their clothing or underwear', according to an FBI alert.
Perpetrators usually take advantage of passengers who are on medication or may have had a few drinks.
They also rely on victims not reporting them to the police out of embarrassment, not wanting to cause a scene, or even convincing themselves the assault was 'accidental'.