According to media, he was able to downplay his first conviction by making a plea bargain by pleading guilty to battery and avoiding the sexual abuse part.
Though only Srinivasa knows how many incidents have gone unreported in between, this time he was caught, again. The couple was returning from Las Vegas after celebrating their 34th wedding anniversary. The woman chose a window seat so that she could sleep at peace, while her husband sat in the aisle seat so that he could get up and access the restroom easily. The middle seat was empty. Srinivasa, was the last passenger to board the plane, and was given the only seat left open.
The woman woke up when she felt Srinivasa groping her. Passengers testified the woman yelling “Get your hands off me!”
The victim testified that her sleep broke the first time when she felt something brush against her thigh, but she fell asleep. She found her sleep disturbed a second time when feeling something pressing again against her leg. When she woke up, Srinivasa was grabbing her thigh.
Randall Samborn, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office praised the victim for coming forward. He said, “Passengers on an airplane should be free to travel without having to be victimized by this conduct.”
Srinivasa, an Indian national, and a married man with two children, sat with bowed head while the verdict was read out.
Why wasn’t this pig put on the first flight back to India?
why is this man being punished for cultural misunderstanding? since when are you not allowed to have friendly touching? should we outlaw hugs as well? in India, i go around all day giving good girls an encouraging pat on the butt, and there’s nothing they like more than that. this is just racism.
Vivek– how is groping a women’s breast a misunderstanding? Good thing you are in India because if you pulled something like “giving good girls pats on the butt” in the states, you’d be in line for a good ass kicking. Also, please explain how this is racist.
Vivek. You are a disgrace as a human being and clearly don’t know the first thing about being a good Indian. As an Indian living in the US for 20 years, this is about respecting people and their space. Giving girls a “pat on the butt” is unacceptable …especially for a pig like you because your intentions are filthy. Stay in your hole, and if you come to the US I’m gonna kick your ass before Brian gets his hands on you