UK Couple Indulge In “Sexual Activity” During Flight; Plead Guilty in Court

A British couple recently appeared in court after they were escorted off a flight for getting engaged in a sexual act in public view in an EasyJet flight in March.

The couple identified as Bradley Smith and Antonia Sullivan was returning to Bristol from a holiday in Spain, on March 3 when at least three witnesses reported their inappropriate behaviour to the crew.

According to reports from the British newspaper The Sun, the witnesses included a fellow passenger sitting next to them along with a mother and daughter sitting in the row behind them.

Witnesses stated that shortly after takeoff, Bradley and Smith draped clothing on their laps and began their explicit actions on the crowded flight.

Both Bradley, 22, and Antonia, 20, pleaded guilty this week to a charge of 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. Bradley was sentenced to complete 300 hours of community service, while Antonia received 270 hours.

The judge castigated the couple for their explicit indecent behaviour in public, stating, “You showed no regard for the feelings of other passengers. There was a child sitting behind you who was able to see what was happening”.