A 51-year-old man was arrested on Friday after molesting an underage girl on a flight to Orlando, according to the US Marshals. Brian Durning was flying from Los Angeles to Orlando when the incident happened on a Delta plane this morning. He was detained at Orlando International Airport. According to the arrest affidavit, the girl was sitting next to Darning on the flight, while her family was sitting elsewhere on the plane. Durning told investigators that he had ordered a glass of wine on the plane and told officers that he had also taken an Ambien, as well as a few beers before at the airport. He said in the interview that he does not remember anything about what happened. A woman in the same row of seats was sleeping while the alleged inappropriate touching occurred, but when she awoke, the woman saw Darning quickly move her hand from the girl’s inner thigh, according to the report. Officials say Is that he asked the girl: “Did he touch you?” The one who answered yes again and she cried and cried. The complaint states that the woman and the girl changed seats. A flight attendant and the girl’s family were informed. As per reports, he then tried to touch the woman who had exchanged seats with the young girl. He was then seated elsewhere, the records show. During faces a federal charge of sexual contact with a minor.
A 51-year-old man was arrested Friday after allegedly molesting an underage girl on a flight to Orlando, according to the US Marshals.
Brian Durning was flying from Los Angeles to Orlando when the incident occurred on a Delta plane early this morning. He was detained at Orlando International Airport.
According to the arrest affidavit, the girl was sitting next to Darning on the flight, while her family was sitting elsewhere on the plane.
Durning told investigators that he ordered a glass of wine on the plane and told officers he had taken an Ambien, as well as a few beers at the airport before. He said in the interview that he does not remember anything that happened.
Reportedly, the alleged inappropriate touching occurred while a woman was sleeping in the same row of the seat, but when she awoke, the woman saw Darning quickly move her hand from the girl’s inner thigh.
Officers say he asked the girl: “Did he touch you?” The one who answered yes again and she trembled and cried.
The complaint states that the woman and the girl changed seats. A flight attendant and the girl’s family were informed.
According to the report, Durning tried to touch the woman who changed seats with the girl. They were then seated elsewhere, the records show.
Durning is facing a federal charge of sexual contact with a minor.