42-year-old Army officer James Benecke was sentenced to one year in federal prison for abusive sexual contact on Alaska Airlines flights.

Army officer James Benecke, 42, was sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to abusive sexual contact while on board an aircraft. Benecke, a chief warrant officer stationed in Alaska, groped two teens on separate Alaska Airlines flights to Seattle last year. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington stated that Benecke was dishonorably discharged from the Army following the assaults.

July 19, 2024
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