2 men sentenced for sexual assaults on passengers during separate flights to Seattle

Two men accused of sexually assaulting passengers in separate incidents during flights to Seattle have been sentenced. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington says 39-year-old Abhinav Kuma of India was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in prison. Kumar was convicted of abusive sexual contact after a trial in May. Desmond Bostick was sentenced Thursday to nine months in prison for assault with intent to commit a felony after pleading guilty to the crime in April. Kumar was arrested on Feb. 18 for allegedly groping a juvenile while she was trying to sleep on a flight from Dubai. Bostick repeatedly touched and grabbed a woman during a flight from San Diego on June 20, 2023.