B757-200 passenger reported she was molested by a male passenger seated next to her.

Attributes
ACN	555077
Time
Date	200203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	555077
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger (female) reported to flight attendants that male passenger in seat xyz next to her touched her body inappropriately under her blanket several times (and her legs) after she asked him to stop 3 times. She was tearful and went to flight attendants who called me as purser. I removed her to first class seat abc and she related same incidents to me. I informed captain and he called mia security. Police and fbi met plane on arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 PAX RPTED SHE WAS MOLESTED BY A MALE PAX SEATED NEXT TO HER.

Narrative: PAX (FEMALE) RPTED TO FLT ATTENDANTS THAT MALE PAX IN SEAT XYZ NEXT TO HER TOUCHED HER BODY INAPPROPRIATELY UNDER HER BLANKET SEVERAL TIMES (AND HER LEGS) AFTER SHE ASKED HIM TO STOP 3 TIMES. SHE WAS TEARFUL AND WENT TO FLT ATTENDANTS WHO CALLED ME AS PURSER. I REMOVED HER TO FIRST CLASS SEAT ABC AND SHE RELATED SAME INCIDENTS TO ME. I INFORMED CAPT AND HE CALLED MIA SECURITY. POLICE AND FBI MET PLANE ON ARR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.