Federal prosecutors in Utah have charged 48-year-old Kevin C. Matthews . Investigators say in court documents the child was next to Matthews on the flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City with a layover in San Diego . Prosecutors say other passengers saw Matthews touch the child inappropriately after the boy fell asleep . They reported the groping to flight attendants , who moved the child to his mother 's lap , according to prosecutors .
Federal prosecutors in Utah have charged 48-year-old Kevin C. Matthews . Investigators say in court documents the child was next to Matthews on the flight from Chicago to San Diego with a layover in Salt Lake City . Prosecutors say other passengers saw Matthews touch the child inappropriately after the boy fell asleep . They reported the groping to flight attendants , who moved the child to his mother 's lap , according to prosecutors .