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https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ess-during-flight-while-he-was-her-supervisor
SINGAPORE - A man who molested a stewardess on board a flight while he was working as her supervisor was on Monday (March 7) sentenced to five weeks' jail.
The Singaporean, now 50, was the highest-ranking cabin crew member on the flight that day when he smacked her right buttock.
District Judge Ng Peng Hong had earlier convicted him of a molestation charge in January after a trial.
Details of the man, the woman and the carrier cannot be disclosed owing to a gag order to protect her identity. It was not mentioned in court on Monday if he is still working for the carrier.
He committed the offence while they were on board a turnaround flight from Singapore to Manila in May 2019. She was then reporting directly to him.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lee Wei Liang had earlier said in his submissions that 30 minutes before the plane landed in Manila, the captain made an announcement for the cabin crew to prepare for landing.
The woman was attending to a business class passenger at the time.
During the trial, she testified that she was standing with her "knees slightly bent, upper body slightly leaning forward... (and) perhaps, tilted a bit towards the chair".
The DPP added: "The victim recounted that as she was attending to the passenger and standing in the manner described, she felt a 'smack' on her right buttock, and her body 'jolted up' in reaction to the contact.
"She testified that she described the contact as a 'smack' due to the 'severity of the contact', which was 'hard and surprising'."
The woman then saw the man walking past her on her left and there was no one else behind her.
The man turned around, looked at her and commented on the way she was standing.
The woman had earlier told the court that he talked to her in a "cheeky or playful manner".
The court heard that she did not confront him immediately as she was shocked and did not know what to do.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ess-during-flight-while-he-was-her-supervisor
SINGAPORE - A man who molested a stewardess on board a flight while he was working as her supervisor was on Monday (March 7) sentenced to five weeks' jail.
The Singaporean, now 50, was the highest-ranking cabin crew member on the flight that day when he smacked her right buttock.
District Judge Ng Peng Hong had earlier convicted him of a molestation charge in January after a trial.
Details of the man, the woman and the carrier cannot be disclosed owing to a gag order to protect her identity. It was not mentioned in court on Monday if he is still working for the carrier.
He committed the offence while they were on board a turnaround flight from Singapore to Manila in May 2019. She was then reporting directly to him.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lee Wei Liang had earlier said in his submissions that 30 minutes before the plane landed in Manila, the captain made an announcement for the cabin crew to prepare for landing.
The woman was attending to a business class passenger at the time.
During the trial, she testified that she was standing with her "knees slightly bent, upper body slightly leaning forward... (and) perhaps, tilted a bit towards the chair".
The DPP added: "The victim recounted that as she was attending to the passenger and standing in the manner described, she felt a 'smack' on her right buttock, and her body 'jolted up' in reaction to the contact.
"She testified that she described the contact as a 'smack' due to the 'severity of the contact', which was 'hard and surprising'."
The woman then saw the man walking past her on her left and there was no one else behind her.
The man turned around, looked at her and commented on the way she was standing.
The woman had earlier told the court that he talked to her in a "cheeky or playful manner".
The court heard that she did not confront him immediately as she was shocked and did not know what to do.
