Trayton Ballot is now facing up to two years in federal prison when he is sentenced in December
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- Trayton Ballot, 28, of Deering, Alaska molested a 17-year-old girl on an Alaska Airlines flight heading from Anchorage to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 15, 2025
- He was charged with abusive sexual contact and a federal jury convicted him after a two-day trial in Seattle
- Ballot now faces two years in prison when he is sentenced in December
A federal jury has convicted a plane passenger accused of repeatedly molesting a minor traveling with her mother and friend.Trayton Ballot, 28, of Deering, Alaska was found guilty of abusive sexual contact after a two-day trial in Seattle.The jury returned that verdict after just an hour of deliberation, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
The incident occurred on an Alaska Airlines flight out of Anchorage to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 15, 2025, according to a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
Ballot and the minor victim, 17, were seated in the same row, with the complaint noting that the teenager had the window seat while Ballot was in the middle…