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Queens Man Allegedly Orders Another Man’s Package on JetBlue Flight

It was off the menu. The incident happened on a mid-July flight from the Dominican Republic to JFK when 29-year-old Othniel Polanco allegedly reached over to the 18-year-old sleeping passenger sitting next to him, put his hand inside the guy's shorts around the knee, and groped the man's genitals. The victim punched Polanco in the face when he woke up. According to the Daily News, Polanco initially denied the act but admitted in a complaint that he had "crossed a boundary." He now faces charges for sexual assault.

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