A Boston doctor has been arrested for allegedly masturbating and exposing himself beside a 14-year-old girl on a flight.

“A criminal complaint alleges Dr. Sudipta Mohanty masturbated on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Boston,” WLTReport reports.

“Mohanty allegedly masturbated in plain sight and did the act in front of a 14-year-old passenger who changed her seats after being exposed to Mohanty’s genitals,” the outlet noted.

The doctor was charged with one count of “lewd, indecent, and obscene acts while in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.”

Daily Mail shared additional details:

The court heard that most passengers were asleep when the girl noticed Mohanty’s leg ‘bouncing up and down’ under a blanket next to her around half-way through the Hawaiian Airlines flight in May last year.

The girl was travelling with her grandparents who were also asleep across the aisle from her as Mohanty pulled the blanket away, exposing himself and ejaculating.

She felt ‘disgusted and very uncomfortable,’ the court heard and moved away to another seat when Mohanty got up to clean himself off in the restroom, but only told her family after the plane landed in Boston.

Mohanty who is a primary care physician at the Boston hospital ‘appeared visibly nervous’ when questioned by two FBI agents at his home in Cambridge.

‘His hands and voice trembled,’ the officials reported.

Mohanty was released on bail and faces up to 90 days in jail and a $5,000 fine if convicted.

Authorities ordered the primary care physician at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to stay away from people under 18 and any places where they might gather.

A press release from the United States Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts states:

A Boston man was arrested and charged today for allegedly masturbating and exposing himself within the view of a 14-year-old female seated next to him onboard a flight from Honolulu to Boston in May 2022.

Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of lewd, indecent and obscene acts while in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. Mohanty was arrested today and was released on conditions following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston.

“Everyone, especially children, has the absolute right to not be exposed to lewd conduct when they are traveling,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “If you engage in the type of illicit behavior alleged here, you will be caught and held accountable wherever it happens.”

“What Dr. Mohanty is accused of doing in front of a fourteen-year-old girl is reprehensible,” said Christopher DiMenna, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “Today’s arrest should make it crystal clear that the FBI takes crimes aboard aircraft seriously, everything from sexual misconduct as alleged in this case, to assault, interfering with the flight crew, and theft. If you’ve been the victim of a crime aboard an aircraft or have witnessed one take place, we ask you to report it to both your flight crew and the FBI.”

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