FBI Boston said on X (formerly known as Twitter) that Dr. Sudipta Mohanty allegedly committed lewd acts in front of a 14-year-old girl on a flight from Hawaii last year.

“#FBI Boston special agents arrested Dr. Sudipta Mohanty for allegedly committing lewd acts within the view of a 14-year-old female seated next to him onboard a flight from Honolulu to Boston in May 2022,” theFBI Boston said on X.

Mohanty was released after an initial appearance in federal court in Boston.

Dr. Mohanty, aged 33, resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts, engaged in inappropriate behaviour aboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight on May 27, 2022. The incident reportedly occurred during a flight from Honolulu to Boston when he allegedly exposed himself and engaged in inappropriate conduct in the presence of a young girl, an affidavit filed in a Boston federal court said.

If found guilty Mohanty will be sentenced to 90 days in jail followed by a year of supervised release and a fine of up to $5,000.

The girl has alleged that on the flight Mohanty had covered himself with a blanket, then she noticed his leg bouncing up and down. Soon after, the blanket slipped, revealing that Mohanty’s pants were unzipped, exposing his genitals. The girl felt “disgusted and very uncomfortable” and promptly moved to a different seat.