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Pakistani man sued for molesting teenage US girl during flight

Girl's parents also sue American Airlines over allegations of 'inappropriate touching' by man

Web Desk September 08, 2015

PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani man and American Airlines have been sued by the parents of a girl who was inappropriately touched by the man on a flight from New York to Iowa.

According to the Associated Press, a girl was travelling alone on an American Airlines flight when a man identified as a Pakistani citizen inappropriately touched her.

The man identified as Muhammad Asif Chaudhry was arrested after the July flight on charges, including engaging in sexual contact with a victim between the ages of 12 and 16.

Chaudhry has denied the accusations and has been released on bond.

The lawsuit alleges that Chaudhry moved to an empty seat beside the girl, who reported being woken up by the inappropriate touching. The girl alerted a flight attendant when Chaudhry left to use the restroom.

According to the report, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met Chaudhry when the flight landed.

Further, American Airlines says it’s cooperating with law enforcement and cares deeply about its young passengers.

This article originally appeared on Voice Times.

COMMENTS (39)

Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply The doctor has been proven innocent, for everyone commmenting against himhttp://tribune.com.pk/story/993708/pakistani-doctor-acquitted-of-molesting-teenage-us-girl-during-flight/

stevenson | 9 years ago | Reply @IBN E ASHFAQUE: Tahirul Qadri should be charged for urging his followers to attack police but I am sure if he tried that in another country, he would be arrested and charged. In a country of 200 million, you could only dig up a few things from the last two years. I suppose you kw that more people die in any major US city than in all of Pakistan from crime. I suppose that Western press is right that terrorism and crime is down in Pakistan by over 70 %. I think you have focused on a few isolated cases without understanding the prevalence of such crimes in other countries.

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IBN E ASHFAQUE | 9 years ago | Reply @Saleem: Pakistnis are conditioned by the behavior of the ruling elite in Pakistan. Look 12 people were murdered in model town Lahore, nothing happened. A boy of kanju family killed a young man in broad daylight in Lahore nothing happened. A kid of the Jatoi family killed another kid in Karachi. Yet the Jatoi family kid has not being hanged for third degree murder. The list goes on........

Shahid Ahmed Khan Abbasi | 9 years ago | Reply This is Social descrimination in west, His one and only fault is that he is Pakistani origin. Majority of Pakistanis facing such discrimination there, However he is professional Doctor and if he want something like this he can get easily on roads of USA (I mean he is not hungry of sex at all) but i am sure 99.99% this news is just blame game . I would like to request to west to stop such allegations against us because we knows the values, honour and respect of women, we are not like you people one wife and sex with 1000s during whole life.

Milind | 9 years ago | Reply @Humza - "t, if in India, an Indian man rapes another Indian woman it is no real newsworthy issue " Looks like you were born yesterday... as you haven't noticed the protests and furore in Delhi against rapes... But I'll give you the benefit of doubt, given your nationality & ability to spin conspiracy theories

Gurion | 9 years ago | Reply Is the victim 6 years or older? That's the most important and the only question.

Pakistani | 9 years ago | Reply Why is everyone jumping into conclusion??? Do you guys not know the proverbs which says "innocent until proven guilty"?? Let the police do its job and we will find out. If he is guilty, he must be punished, his nationality should not be the question in that case. But if not, then he and Pakistan deserves an apology for all the bashing in advance.

ajeet | 9 years ago | Reply @Humda But kasur type things happen only in Pakistan.

Asok | 9 years ago | Reply He seem to be making statements. He shouldn't speak, except through a lawyer, and should refuse to testify in court, which is his right. That is how the law works in the US.

clear | 9 years ago | Reply Forget Pakistani or not - please stop taking the obvious route of defending our own people like in any other situation. Let's call things for it truly is (why is his so difficult?). If a child is scared and sends text messages to Mom, something bad has happened. A crime took place. There is no place for little kids being harmed. There is no religion or country that will stand by it, This needs to be punished.

Humza | 9 years ago | Reply @Milind: And you are right, if in India, an Indian man rapes another Indian woman it is no real newsworthy issue but if an Indian man rapes an American tourist, it becomes front page news. If someone did or did not touch anyone inappropriately, it will come out in the trial.

Pakistan Zindabad | 9 years ago | Reply You cannot change the nature of Pakistani Culture, those who are giving favor to Pakistani guy must look at our local transport. I have witnessed the peoples touching womens behind the back seat. Specially, in vans. Similarly, on rickshaw ching che, the evil minded guys, usually take one arm behind back of beside sitting passenger and touch the back of women's backside. The people thinks that the guy is just trying to sit save and has clutched the iron rod.

Milind | 9 years ago | Reply @Hassan - "When a US Boy molests a US Girl, does news make the same headlines?" Nope.. Nor does it when a Pakistani man molests a Pakistani girl.. However when a 'man' especially a Pakistani one, molests a US Girl, it makes headlines.

Aftab | 9 years ago | Reply The media reported it ,because a Pakistani has been accused.However, it is wise not to sit beside a woman while travelling and not to follow her lane while she is driving.

UNO | 9 years ago | Reply @oats: As a percentage of population, rapes in India are much lower than any other nation in the region. Don't forget, Pakistan is just 1/6 India's population. Even if it is 6 times lower it is the same as India's. Besides, in Islamic nations these numbers are hard to come by.

observer | 9 years ago | Reply @ncba: She was scared to death of this terrorist looking guy with a beard. She wakes up to find him next to her fondling her. She was so scared, she thought he would kill her if she did anything.

UNO | 9 years ago | Reply @Ahmed: "Here we go again… Pakistan bashing incoming!" No need for that at all. Pakistanis themselves do a splendid job of bashing themselves around the world.

ncba | 9 years ago | Reply This is ridiculous. Any 12-16 year old american girl would have simply reached up and pushed the button to call for assistance. or shouted at the guy. or turned to the passengers behind her. If she is too mentally handicapped to do any of those simple things that any normal teen would have done, she should not have been flying alone. This never happened. They're on an airplane full of people just inches away. He'd have to be a village idiot to touch her, and she'd have to be a village idiot not to simply call out for help which is just inches away. The only people who would believe this girl's story are people who want to believe it. And even they know that this girl is lying.

Hassan | 9 years ago | Reply When a US Boy molests a US Girl, does news make the same headlines?

ASHCHAK | 9 years ago | Reply This man is a doctor. If guilty, his medical license should be revoked. People such as this do not deserve to be in the medical profession.

Ikram ul Haq BHATTI | 9 years ago | Reply For Pakistani men better to be careful while flying, traveling and moving around in US rather to bring a bad name to Pakistan unintentionally or erroneously through their physical contact or a body touch with greedy females always looking for an excuse to go for law suits for the lust of money !

Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply Here we go again... Pakistan bashing incoming!

buba | 9 years ago | Reply I don't care if the guy is from Pakistan or Timbuktu -- if you molest children you should be in jail and banned forever from any public transport which puts you in close contact with children.

Hella | 9 years ago | Reply After the Rotherham scandal in the UK, involving men of Pakistani origin and the child rape scandal in Pakistan, this incident is surely not improbable.

Omer Mallhi | 9 years ago | Reply Apparently the girl has a snap with man's leg across her leg. He should be taken to task.

Anuj | 9 years ago | Reply Don't worry, the man will be acquitted because PAK has nukes.

Rao | 9 years ago | Reply In USA in most cases a person is not guilty until proven. It is better than what you see in most cases in Pakistann except well known terrorists who walk free in the streets. So wait and see how the case is going to turn out to be.

Abacus | 9 years ago | Reply @oats: Whether it is this incident, the "thousands" of rapes everyday in India or the thousands of girls/boys forced into Kasur like situations in pakistan, they all deserve to be highlighted in big bold letters. You, sir, are a hypocrite for suggesting this should be hushed up

upchuck | 9 years ago | Reply @Lion King:

Aircraft seat especially in US airlines are not too roomy and a slight turn can result in rubbing against the fellow passenger

I hope your joking. Yeah airlines aren't too roomy ... but groping little girls isn't the fault of the mfg.

oats | 9 years ago | Reply @Zaida Parvez: Who knows whether he is really guilty or not but the point is that many men do inappropriate things. I can't understand why this has to be big news when men from all backgrounds do nasty things. In India there are thousands of rapes every day but they don't make a touching incident front page news!

Saleem | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistanis visiting or living in the West think they can get away with the bad/criminal behaviour they picked up while growing up in their country.

Zaida Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply His goose is cooked. Touching sensitive areas cannot be accidental. He was taking advantage of a sleeping girl apparently.

Salman - SK | 9 years ago | Reply Mr. Chaudhry can fully expect a fair and impartial investigation, under the US judicial system, and in the absence of a probable cause he can expect to be fully exonerated. With the same token if there is evidence of his culpability he would be and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and deported afterwards, if he is not also a US citizen. Whether your name is Mohammed, Jesus, Moses, or Krishna, you can expect justice in the US more than most places in the world. Does racism and prejudice exist in the US? Sure it does. But there is also Barack Hussein Obama, a sitting US President, who was twice elected as President by the American people. And, for those of you who have commented on Mr. Chaudhry being automatically guilty because of his name being Mohammed, please know that Justice Sohail Mohammed serves as a sitting Judge for the New Jersey Superior Court of Passaic County, in New Jersey. He was born in Hyderabad, India. Please do not underestimate the sense of fairness, equity, and justice for all, of the American people.

Pervert Caretti | 9 years ago | Reply I hope during plea hearing he will be allowed to plead " Not Guilty" and a jury trial takes place with all due processes of the law. Being in US jail or prison does not mean you have been convicted.

Saad | 9 years ago | Reply Avoid moving to the empty seats beside the women at all costs - it's better to be safe then sorry of their accusations. Even if this guy didn't do anything, he'll be nailed to the cross because: 1. He is a Pakistani citizen 2. His name is Muhammad... Let's just stay safe until we could clear our name in the international waters.

A Warraich | 9 years ago | Reply Smart move even if he is innocent. Who'd believe a Pakistani national? The man was a villain before he even set foot in the country.

Travis | 9 years ago | Reply Throw him in jail already! He'll learn a thing or two about molesting during his incarceration.

Kushal | 9 years ago | Reply The innocent Pakistani was actually showing the child his possession of "nukes".

Lion King | 9 years ago | Reply Better is to never sit beside a woman Aircraft seat especially in US airlines are not too roomy and a slight turn can result in rubbing against the fellow passenger which if a woman could result in such lawsuits. Lawsuits are one of the most popular ways to make good money in US

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