Passenger accused of groping women on LHR-Philadelphia flt

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Passenger accused of groping women on LHR-Philadelphia flt

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PHILADELPHIA: (AP) An Indian computer engineer accused of groping women on a
London-to-Philadelphia flight and later causing a disturbance in a courtroom
has been sentenced to 69 days in prison, the time he has already served.

Thirumurthy Nakka Boomaiah, of Chennai, India, had pleaded guilty to
interfering with a flight crew and is expected to be deported. He could have
faced a prison sentence of up to six months. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom
Zaleski said the government was satisfied with the outcome of Tuesday's
sentencing.

Boomaiah was arrested March 21 at Philadelphia International Airport.
Passengers and crew complained that he had been rubbing the legs and genital
areas of female passengers and threw water at a flight attendant who told
him to stop. Crew members had to strap him to his seat.

During his first appearance before a federal magistrate in Philadelphia,
Boomaiah had to be wrestled to the courtroom floor by marshals after he
began to move toward a female clerk and shouted, "I am a man! I am a man!"

Doctors initially found him incompetent but said tests about a week later
indicated he had regained competency.

His attorneys, James J. Eisenhower and Sean P. Whalen, said Boomaiah had not
suffered from mental illness before, and that his behavior on the plane was
an aberration.

"Boomaiah attended top universities in India and received a bachelor and
master of engineering and a postgraduate diploma in management," the lawyers
said in their filing to the court.
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What airline was this individual on?