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A Georgia doctor has been charged with abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft after he allegedly groped the crotch of the woman sat next to him on a Delta flight to Maine - whilst en route to propose to his girlfriend.

Prosecutors in Maine served Dr. Jake Namjik Cho, 48, a Georgia based nephrology specialist, with a Summons on June 1, instructing him to appear in Maine federal court at 11 a.m. on June 8.

If convicted, Cho faces up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. 

When questioned about the alleged assault, Cho told the FBI that he meant to squeeze the passenger's upper thigh but his hand slipped 'because my glasses were off and it was dark.' 

The criminal complaint, now unsealed, reveals the suspected assault occurred on Delta flight 2138 on March 17, which took off at 9:20 pm from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for the Portland International Jetport. 

Shortly after the plane landed, a woman who had been sitting in seat 17A told police that Cho, who was assigned to seat 17B, had 'continuously leaned into her seat area while appearing to be asleep.'

The complainant told investigators that Cho 'moved his hand onto the seat in the space between him and [the woman], with his hand in contact with her thigh and buttocks,' it says, adding that Cho 'also moved his feet into [the woman’s] foot space and touched her feet with his feet.'

During the flight the plane experienced turbulence, according to the woman, who is not named in court documents. 

Cho then allegedly 'appeared to have spasmed and reached over [the woman’s] leg and down into her crotch,' the complaint continues.

He then 'touched the outside of [the woman’s] genitals from the outside of her pants.'

The woman says she moved her body as far as she could away from Cho, which she says made his actions seem deliberate. 

The woman said 'excuse

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