Ryan Coffey, 33, admitted to giving the 14-year-old rum and touching her on a flight from Charlotte to San Diego
A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl while the pair were passengers on a cross-country flight.
Ryan Coffey, 33, admitted to giving the teen rum and touching her inner thigh and breasts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said the girl and Coffey did not know each other prior to the Jan. 7, 2023, American Airlines flight from Charlotte, N.C., to San Diego. San Diego U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath said in a statement, “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.”
Coffey is slated for sentencing in November following his plea to abusive sexual contact of a minor on an aircraft, which carries a maximum possible penalty of two years in prison.In experiments, San Diego researchers gave cash to low-income people. Here’s what they learned.
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