Man arrested on Ryanair flight for ‘sexually assaulting female passenger next to him’
The young woman complained to air stewards that the man had touched one of her breasts and asked her to have sex with him in the toilet.
A British man has been arrested after allegedly groping a woman sat next to him on a flight from Liverpool to Mallorca.
The woman complained to air stewards that the man, aged 35, had touched one of her breasts and asked her to have sex with him in the toilet.
She also told police he made an unwanted sexual innuendo moments before the plane landed.
He was arrested at Palma Airport late on Sunday and fined £2,500 before being taken to court yesterday.
Ryanair said they moved the woman away from the man after being made aware of his ‘inappropriate’ behaviour.
The Civil Guard said: ‘I can confirm we arrested a British man aged 35 late on Sunday night on suspicion of a crime of sexual abuse.
‘He was held as he got off the plane on arrival and taken to court after a night in a police cell.
‘His female accuser made a formal statement after officers took him away.’
Ryanair said: ‘The crew of this flight from Liverpool to Palma requested police assistance after being made aware of an individual behaving inappropriately towards another passenger.
‘The crew moved the passenger away from this individual for the rest of the flight and police removed him from the aircraft upon landing. This is now a matter for local police.’
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