A British couple recently had their hearing after being dismissed from an EasyJet flight in March for an indecent act. Bradley Smith and Antonia Sullivan were caught red-handed performing a sex act in public, leading to their escort from the flight.
The couple were returning to Bristol from a holiday in Tenerife, Spain, on March 3 when several witnesses reported their inappropriate behavior to the crew. During the 7 a.m. flight, Bradley sat in seat 16A while Antonia occupied 16B.
This is evident from reports from the British newspaper The suna fellow passenger in seat 16C was one of three witnesses to their NSFW action, along with a mother and daughter sitting in the row behind them.
Witnesses stated that shortly after takeoff, Bradley asked Antonia to perform a sexual act. They then draped clothes over Bradley’s lap and began their explicit actions on the crowded flight.
“After a few minutes the witness noticed that the couple had placed a number of jackets over Smith’s lap, followed by vigorous hand movements under the jacket,” prosecutor Maree Doyle told Bristol Crown Court.
“The witness next to them could see what was happening, as could a mother and teenage daughter sitting behind the couple,” the prosecutor added.
When the angry mother alerted the cabin crew, Antonia initially claimed she was just rubbing her boyfriend’s leg. However, the couple was eventually escorted off the plane by police for questioning.
Both Bradley, 22, and Antonia, 20, pleaded guilty this week to outraging public decency by committing a sexual act in a public place.
They were ordered to pay 100 pounds (approximately Rs 11,000) as compensation to each of the three witnesses. In addition, Bradley was sentenced to 300 hours of community service, while Antonia received 270 hours.
Judge Lynne Matthews chastised the couple for their explicit behavior in public, saying: ‘You showed no respect for the feelings of other passengers. There was a child sitting behind you who could see what was happening.
“Who do you think you are, and what right do you think you have to behave like this in full view of the people on that flight?” the judge asked.