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(Update) Boston Doctor Masturbated On Flight In Front Of 14-Year-Old Girl: Feds

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Dr. Sudipto Mohanty

Dr. Sudipto Mohanty

Photo Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

The Boston hospital where Dr. Sudipta Mohanty works said he was placed on leave following news that federal authorities had charged him with lewd, indecent, and obscene acts. 

"This individual is on leave and not currently practicing at BIDMC," Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said on Friday, Aug. 11. "We are unable to comment further on personnel matters."

Mohanty is accused of masturbating on a plane last year while sitting next to a 14-year-old girl, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was charged Thursday. 

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A 33-year-old Boston is accused of masturbating and exposing himself on the flight from Hawaii while sitting next to a 14-year-old girl, federal authorities said. 

Dr. Sudipta Mohanty is charged with one count of lewd, indecent, and obscene acts while in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. 

Mohanty, an internal medicine and primary care doctor, was flying back to Boston from Honolulu with a female companion on May 27, 2022. He was seated next to the child. 

Halfway through the flight, prosecutors said, the girl saw Mohanty cover himself with a blanket up to the neck. She watched his legs bounce up and down as he wriggled beneath the sheet. Moments later, the cover was gone, and she could see him masturbating, authorities said. 

The girl got up and moved to another seat in a different row. She told her parents about what allegedly happened after the plane landed, and they went to the police, authorities said. 

“Everyone, especially children, has the absolute right to not be exposed to lewd conduct when they are traveling,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “If you engage in the type of illicit behavior alleged here, you will be caught and held accountable wherever it happens.”

Mohanty was arrested and later released. 

If found guilty of lewd, indecent, and obscene acts, Mohanty faces up to 90 days in prison and a $5,000 fine, per federal sentencing guidelines. 

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