Millionaire Could Go To Jail After Having Sex With A Minor On An Airplane

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

A New Jersey millionaire was charged with sexual abuse of a 15-year-old teenager. Steven Bradley Mell, 53, could go to jail after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor on several occasions. One of the times he had sex with the teenager was on his private plane while giving the girl an "aviation class" and flew on autopilot from New Jersey to Cape Cod, according to reports.

The man also faces charges for having child pornography since the young woman sent him nude photos of her. The man was chatting with the teenager through the Snapchat application, very popular with young people of that age. As reported by Bridgewater Courier News, it was the young woman's mother who introduced him to the millionaire with the idea that he would give him flying lessons.

Mell was married with three children and was president and chief executive of the investment firm WH Mell Associates. According to Bridgewater Courier News, his wife divorced him after learning of his sexual relationship with the minor.

The American businessman is free after posting a million dollar bond and will have to go to a hearing this Tuesday in the Trenton District Court. The man will have to stay away from the teenager and had to give up her pilot's license. Mell - who volunteered and collaborated with various nonprofits - could face five years in prison. The case is still ongoing.