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DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on a man convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman on a plane (all times local):
2:40 p.m.
A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during an overnight flight from Las Vegas to Detroit.
Prabhu Ramamoorthy was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Detroit. He was jailed after being accused of molesting a woman on an overnight flight in January.
The 23-year-old victim says he unzipped her pants, unbuttoned her shirt and molested her with his hands while she slept.
Investigators say Ramamoorthy was in a middle seat sitting next to the victim, and his wife was sitting next to the aisle. Prosecutors called it a "brazen" assault.
Ramamoorthy is a native of India. He came to the U.S. on a work visa in 2015 and will be deported after the prison term.
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5:40 a.m.
Federal prosecutors in Detroit are seeking nearly 11 years in prison for an Indian man convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during a commercial flight.
Prabhu Ramamoorthy is expected in federal court Thursday in Detroit. He was jailed after being accused of molesting a woman with his hands while she slept on an overnight flight from Las Vegas to Detroit in January.
Ramamoorthy was in a middle seat sitting next to the victim, and his wife was sitting next to the aisle. Prosecutors called it a "brazen" assault.
Defense attorneys are seeking a prison term of less than 10 years, arguing Ramamoorthy's "life as he knew it is over."
Ramamoorthy had been in the U.S. on a work visa. He'll eventually be deported to India because of the conviction.
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