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NY Man Who Assaulted Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Gets 2 Years, No Parole
UPDATE: An upstate New York man who admitted assaulting a fellow passenger on a flight from Denver to Newark must spend two plea-bargained years in federal prison.
Ryan Manuella, 30, of Erie County, “moved to a vacant center seat next to a female passenger, who was sitting in a window seat” on the April 16, 2021 flight, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Manuella, who didn't know the woman, then "touched the passenger without her consent," Sellinger said.
"The victim then yelled at him and left the row of seats," the U.S. attorney said.
Defense attorney Andrew Olesnyck…
Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Groped By NY Man With Criminal History, Feds Charge
An upstate New York man groped a fellow passenger on a flight from Denver to Newark, federal authorities charged.
Ryan Manuella, 28, of Erie County “moved to a vacant center seat next to a female passenger, who was sitting in a window seat” late last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Monday.
Honig said Manuella, who didn't know the woman, then “touched her on the groin and inner thigh without her permission,” Honig said.
Manuella was charged in Nevada last year with a domestic violence assault, record show.
The Cheektowaga resident also got into a struggle in 2017 with…