Mikaela Dixon, 21, shared that she had been traveling from Orange County to Chicago on August 11 when the sexually offensive behavior took place. Photo / Facebook
Mikaela Dixon, 21, shared that she had been traveling from Orange County to Chicago on August 11 when the sexually offensive behavior took place. Photo / Facebook
A woman flying on a United flight from California to Illinois claims a man seated next to her masturbated for hours next to her while her boyfriend was alseep.
Mikaela Dixon, 21, shared that she had been traveling from Orange County to Chicago on August 11 when the sexually offensive behavior took place, reports Daily Mail.
"My bf was asleep in the window seat, I'm in the middle, and the man is in the aisle. I had no idea what to do, I couldn't get up bc I didn't want to go anywhere near him," she tweeted.
Dixon claimed that she was not comfortable asking for assistance because she did not want for the man to hear her report him.
"I sat there shaking until he got up to go to the bathroom as we landed," she added.
"Attendants came over, moved my seat, [and] at this point the guy came back and knew what was happening."
The Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, native explained that the man tried to talk with other passengers on the plane but emphasized that they had "all heard what he did and ignored him."
She described the man's actions to the flight attendant, claiming that he could hear her because he was only a seat behind her.
Dixon said: "The plane stopped at the gate & he BOLTED, tried so hard to get off but another guy blocked him."
She explained that the man allegedly was detained as he exited but she is unsure what became of him.
"United Airlines gave me $75 and told me I'm not allowed to know what happens to him unless I press charges against him," she said.
"Sooo i got my hush money and now i have to wonder forever whether this guy got away with it"
Dixon claims that she suffered one of "the worst panic attacks" of her life and could only sit in the seat, but is truly baffled as to why nothing appeared to be done to the man.
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She would then post that the airline lied about "everything" and let the man go after only a few questions. It wasn't until Dixon called the cops that a report was filed with the FBI.
The airline released a statement claiming that they were "investigating the matter to learn more about what happened."
"The safety and well-being of our customers is our top priority. Our customer was immediately moved to a different seat when the flight attendants were made aware of the issue and the aircraft was met by our security personnel," a spokesperson said.
"Although United Airlines, as a company, cannot press charges on our customers' behalf, we will provide as much assistance as possible to law enforcement authorities should they investigate this matter further."
