A Connecticut couple face felony charges in Florida after allegedly being caught engaging in sexual activity by children. The couple, Trista Reilly and Christopher Arnold, were flying from JFK Airport in New York City to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Florida. Sometime during their JetBlue flight, Reilly reportedly began to perform oral sex on Arnold. Witnesses said they didn’t try to hide it. Soon, two children, both minors, reportedly noticed. Naturally, they told their mother, who said something to a flight attendant. Apparently, that didn’t even stop the couple.
According to court documents, a mom tipped off the flight attendant at 10:29 a.m. on July 19, WWSB reported. Her two children had observed 43-year-old Trista L. Reilly and 42-year-old Christopher Drew Arnold engaged in a sex act. She had also observed the couple engaging in the act, which appeared to be oral sex. The mother, who has not been identified, said that when the pair noticed the children, “they didn’t stop.”
When the flight attendant went to where the couple were sitting, he noticed Reilly “making up and down movements with her head while she was facedown on Mr. Arnold’s lap,” according to the affidavits. The children confirmed what they saw in their own witness statements.
At 11:30 a.m., shortly after the plane landed in Sarasota, both Reilly and Arnold were arrested. They were each charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition, specifically in the presence of minors, a felony.
The couple have been released from jail on their own recognizance
According to WWSB, Trista Reilly and Christopher Arnold are facing pending misdemeanor charges in Connecticut for disorderly conduct and assault.
“This behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by JetBlue,” a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement provided to People.
“Immediately upon receiving the report, our crew members acted swiftly to engage JetBlue’s security team and law enforcement. We are fully cooperating with the investigation and these customers are no longer welcome to fly JetBlue.”
They are scheduled for arraignment in Sarasota on August 15.
