that he should not have been touching her. According to Fung's affidavit, Fox "reiterated he was only reaching to touch her hand and could not explain why he wanted to touch her hand." Fox was put on trial in the Central District of California on October 20, 2005. The trial was presided over by U.S. District Judge Margaret Nagle. During the trial, Fox admitted to Nagle that he had touched the woman's thigh and crotch during the flight. Fox also admitted that the woman did not react or make any sound when he was rubbing her thigh and her crotch area, and that she did not invite his conduct nor give him consent to touch her. According to court transcripts reported on by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Nagle asked if Fox intended to move his hand up along her thigh, for whatever purpose, and Fox answered, "yes." Nagle then asked Fox: "And you did rub her crotch. That was an intentional act?" Fox's answer was again "yes." Fox was found guilty of misdemeanor sexual battery and misdemeanor abusive sexual contact with another person without their consent. Despite his admission in court and conviction, Fox denied that he had done anything wrong. According to news reports published in the Hawaii Reporter, Fox insisted that he was innocent. Fox told reporters, "I vigorously fought the charges against me, which I hold to be untrue." In addition, Fox told KITV he hoped his conviction would remain a secret so he could serve out his term in office. He also told KITV the same story he told the Hawaii Reporter: "In my heart I know I didn't do it." Fox submitted his resignation from the Hawaii state legislature on November 1, 2005. His resignation became effective on December 1, 2005. Sentencing On January 26, 2006, Fox appeared before Nagle for sentencing. According to the Hawaii Reporter, during the sentencing hearing, Fox stated that he had "hoped for romance with the young woman and had touched her leg and arm, taking her complete lack of response as consent." Fox also told Nagle that he was innocent, stating "I cannot admit to something that I did not do." During the court hearing, Nagle read parts of a letter from the victim. "Since that flight, I have had difficulty sleeping and I have been having nightmares of Galen Fox," the victim wrote. "I brought this case because I