Woman Sues American Airlines After Alleged Sexual Assault On Plane, Cites Pattern Of In-flight Attacks

A California woman precocious revenge a national suit against American Airlines, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a chap rider who had a known history of in-flight assaults.

Barbara Morgan claims nan incident happened April 24, 2024, while she was assigned to a mediate spot during an overnight formation from San Francisco to Dallas.

During nan flight, Morgan said, a Texas man seated adjacent to her, Cherian Abraham, 54, tried rubbing her aggregate times, attempting to put his manus betwixt her legs and ignoring her yells to stop, according to a report from connection FOX 32 Chicago.

She accused nan formation unit of not intervening and later claimed airline executives tried to blasted her for not reporting nan rumor during nan flight, according to nan report.

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Barbara Morgan claims she was sexually assaulted connected an American Airlines formation successful 2024. (KDFW/WFLD)

Nearly a twelvemonth aft nan alleged assault, Abraham was federally charged pinch sexually assaulting a different rider connected a formation successful March, according to nan U.S. Attorney's Office for nan Western District of Washington. 

Abraham "repeatedly" touched a 22-year-old female sitting adjacent to him connected a March 18 formation from Chicago to Seattle, according to a news merchandise from nan U.S. Attorney's Office.

On 3 different occasions, nan female reported that he reached nether her limb to touch her breast, according to nan release. While she thought it could person been a correction nan first time, he allegedly tried again astir 5 minutes later.

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During his 3rd attempt, nan female confronted him, sewage retired of her seat, contacted nan formation attendant and was moved to a different seat, according to nan U.S. Attorney's Office.

When interviewed by authorities astatine nan airport, Abraham denied rubbing nan female inappropriately.

There were earlier incidents making love backmost to 2023, including Morgan's, successful nan complaint.

A female is suing American Airlines, alleging it allowed a "serial predator" to alert connected its planes contempt his history.  (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Morgan's attorney, Sarah M. Raisch, told nan outlet American Airlines has been alert for years that intersexual assaults connected overnight flights are increasing.

"Yet they allowed Cherian Abraham to go a serial predator nether their watch and connected their airplanes, and erstwhile our brave customer reported her terrifying experience, they brushed her disconnected and blamed her for their utter indifference to her safety," Raisch said. 

"When will corporations yet judge women? What needs to hap for corporations to yet return women’s information seriously?"

Barbara Morgan's lawyer claimed American Airlines "allowed Cherian Abraham to go a serial predator nether their watch." (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Morgan told nan outlet she is sharing her communicative because she wants corporations to "do better." 

"It is difficult to picture really traumatizing it is to person a alien touch you for illustration that connected a crowded plane, successful a confined space, pinch obscurity to go," Morgan said. "I felt exposed and yet wholly invisible. I felt paralyzed. When nan formation landed, and I reported what happened, I hoped American Airlines would measurement successful and, astatine nan very least, show maine they would do amended to protect different women. Instead, I was met pinch acold responses and blame, arsenic if I had done thing wrong."

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In a connection to Fox News Digital, American Airlines said it is progressive successful nan investigation. 

"The information of our customers and squad members is our highest priority," an American Airlines spokesperson wrote. "We return this matter very earnestly and are moving intimately pinch rule enforcement connected its investigation."

A root acquainted pinch nan business told Fox News Digital Abraham has been barred from flying pinch American Airlines.

Abraham was released connected bond. Abusive intersexual interaction is punishable by up to 2 years successful prison.