A Southwest Airlines passenger shared an image of his member via AirDrop mid-flight with other travelers.
The incident, which was reported on Saturday, culminated in the suspect being escorted from the plane by the Police and personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
It is not clear if charges were finally filed against the man, whose name has not been officially disclosed.
However, one of the travelers, outraged by the exhibition, shared a video on TikTok in which he identifies the man as “Larry”.
The user @DaddyStrange shared images of the moment when flight personnel He questions the man for sending the obscene image.
The suspect appears sitting in the middle seat connected to an iPad.
“I saw that his iPad had the AirDrop open, so I knew it was him, and, yes, I made sure to make a scene”, reads a com Daddy Strange’s commentary in the TikTok video.
Another message in the video reads: “Meet Larry who just AirDrop the whole flight a picture of his penis (peepee)”.
“Why are you doing that?” a stewardess asks the passenger after the woman alerted the image.
“Just having a little fun”, replies the man.
“It’s sexual harassment…disgusting“, says the user.
Daddy Strange along with seven other passengers spoke with FBI officials after the plane landed. However, it is unclear if the man was criminally prosecuted as agents anticipated.
For its part, the airline confirmed the incident to the New York Post.
“We can confirm this unfortunate incident that occurred on a recent flight from Detroit ( Michigan) to Denver (Colorado)”, they reported from Southwest Airlines.
“Our flight officers immediately attended to the situation and the crew asked law and order officers to intervene upon landing, which they did , and, subsequently, they arrested the responsible individual”, they added.
“Southwest Airlines maintains zero tolerance for this obscene and unacceptable behavior, and we offer our sincere apologies to the other passengers on board”, the company stated.
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