Man Pleads Guilty to Groping Girl on American Airlines Flight From DFW Airport to Portland

An Oregon man pleaded guilty Thursday to groping a 13-year-old girl on a flight from DFW International Airport to Portland last year.Chad Cameron Camp, 26, pleaded guilty to making an indecent sexual proposal to a minor and assault with intent to commit abusive sexual contact of a minor.As part of a plea deal, prosecutors will recommend a 14-month prison term, with credit for time served, when Camp is sentenced in May. He will also have to register as a sex offender for 15 years.Authorities arrested Camp, a resident of Gresham, Ore., after his flight landed at Portland International Airport on June 15.A flight attendant had noticed that he had his hand on the girl's crotch when she was serving drinks to passengers, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit. She also saw "a single tear coming down the victim's cheek."Camp, who was going home to Oregon after completing residential treatment for alcohol dependency in Florida, was moved to another seat for the remainder of the flight.  Continue reading...

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