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Oregon Woman Sues American Airlines Over Flight Assault
12/13/2025
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Story summary
- An Oregon woman has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging she was sexually assaulted on a flight from Missouri to Portland.
- The complaint identifies Justin Eldon Knotts as the man who allegedly groped her during takeoff after she encountered him at an airport bar.
- Dallas police arrested Knotts on landing, the woman missed her connecting flight, and American Airlines is reviewing the complaint.
