Couple accused of performing sexual activities in front of kids on JetBlue flight

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SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A couple was arrested Saturday after they were caught performing sexual activities in front of children on board a JetBlue flight, according to an arrest affidavit.

A flight attendant told authorities that several children and their mother saw Trista Reilly and Christopher Arnold engaging in sexual activity on the flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Sarasota-Bradenton Airport.

Reilly and Arnold, who are from Danbury, Connecticut, were arrested after the plane landed, the affidavit said.

The couple was charged with lewd or lascivious behavior.

Court records showed they are set to be arraigned on Aug. 15.

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