Law student in court accused of indecently assaulting two Cathay Pacific crew on flight to Adelaide
- Canadian national was arrested after plane landed in Australia and has been remanded into custody
- Magistrate orders psychiatric report on 28-year-old who was travelling on four-year student visa
An Australian court heard on Friday how a law student travelling from Hong Kong indecently assaulted two Cathay Pacific Airways flight attendants on a flight to Adelaide.
The Canadian national, who has a four-year student visa, had to be restrained by cabin crew and fellow passengers after allegedly performing indecent acts on at least one of the crew members, according to a police statement.
In court, prosecutors opposed bail for the 28-year-old, who was said to have no ties to the country, local newspaper The Advertiser reported.
However, according to the paper, the man’s lawyer Casey Isaacs said his client should be granted bail and had accommodation arranged before his arrival in the city.
According to an airline memo, the man pinned one of the flight attendants down on the galley floor, lying on top of her with his hand up her skirt.