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A 28-year-old man from Deering, Alaska, was convicted in Seattle of abusive sexual contact for repeatedly touching a 17-year-old on a flight.

The victim alerted her mother and a flight crew after repeatedly pushing the man’s hand away.

The man, Trayton C. Ballot, was arrested when the plane arrived in Seattle and faces up to two years in prison.

SEATTLE - A Deering, Alaska man was found guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle of abusive sexual contact for repeatedly touching a 17 year old on a flight to Seattle.

Trayton C. Ballot, 28, was arrested on Jan. 15, 2025, when the Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

A jury deliberated for about an hour following a two-day trial before finding Ballot guilty.

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