A Boston doctor, Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, has been found not guilty on a charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on an airplane after a three-day trial in federal court in Boston. The verdict was delivered by a judge in a bench trial, rather than a jury trial.
During the trial, Mohanty's lawyers presented testimonies from more than a dozen passengers and flight attendants who were situated near Mohanty. They all stated that they did not witness anything consistent with the accusation while on the flight. This, coupled with Mohanty's staunch denial of the allegations, played a significant role in his acquittal.
