Feds: Man fondled sleeping passenger on Detroit-Amsterdam flight

The Detroit Free Press reports a 19-year-old female passenger en route to Amsterdam from Detroit fell asleep mid-flight, only to wake up and discover the man seated next to her had his hands down her underpants and was fondling her, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Detroit.

The alleged incident happened more than two years ago, aboard a Delta Air Lines flight that left Detroit for Amsterdam.

Here’s how the man ultimately wound up in court, and why it took so long.