{"id":18976,"date":"2021-05-30T20:36:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=18976"},"modified":"2021-05-30T20:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:36:24","slug":"ex-us-airline-pilot-admits-lewd-act-in-cockpit-mid-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/05\/30\/ex-us-airline-pilot-admits-lewd-act-in-cockpit-mid-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-US airline pilot admits lewd act in cockpit mid-flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A former US airline pilot has admitted committing a “lewd, indecent, or obscene act” during a flight last year.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael Haak, 60, exposed himself to the female first officer in the cockpit and watched pornography on a laptop, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As the Southwest Airlines flight continued, Haak engaged in further “inappropriate conduct” in the cockpit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A judge in Maryland sentenced him to one year’s probation and ordered him to pay a $5,000 (\u00a33,500) fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The incident happened during a flight from Philadelphia International Airport to Orlando International Airport on 10 August 2020, the court heard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When the flight reached cruising altitude, Haak got out of the pilot’s seat, “intentionally disrobed” and watched pornographic media on a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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