A couple who performed sexual acts on an airplane in the presence of other passengers have been convicted of outraging public decency.
Bradley Smith, 22, and Antonia Sullivan, 20, were escorted off an easyJet flight by police on March 3.
The pair, from Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, had returned to Bristol from a holiday in Tenerife, Spain, on a crowded 7am flight.
Minutes after takeoff, the unemployed Smith was heard asking his girlfriend to perform a sex act on him, The Sun reported.
Sullivan, who was seated in 16B, began rearranging the coats on Smith's lap, who was seated in 16A near the window, and obliged, to the shock of the fellow passengers.
Their neighbor in 16C later reported the couple to the cabin crew.
'No respect for the feelings of other passengers'
Prosecutor Maree Doyle told Bristol Crown Court: “After a few minutes the witness was aware that the couple had placed a number of coats on Smith's lap and there was vigorous hand movement under the coats.
“The witness sitting next to them could see what was happening, while a mother and teenage daughter sitting behind the couple could also see what was happening.”
Doyle added that the teen told her mother she could “see his bits,” prompting the parent to also complain.
Sullivan insisted to flight attendants that she was merely rubbing Smith's leg, but both were escorted off the plane by an easyJet manager and police when it reached Bristol.
The couple pleaded guilty on Thursday to outraging public decency by committing a sexual act in a public place.
Sentencing the couple, Judge Lynne Matthews said: “You had no regard 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 gives you the right to behave this way in full view of the people on that flight?”
Smith was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service, while Sullivan, a full-time healthcare worker, received 270 hours.
They were both ordered to pay £100 compensation to each of the three witnesses.
An easyJet spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that this flight to Bristol was met by police on arrival due to the behavior of two passengers on board.”
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