(CMR) A man on a Southwest Airlines flight faces federal charges after allegedly masturbating beside a female passenger at least four times during the flight.
According to a police statement, Antonio Sherrodd McGarity exposed himself by pulling down his pants and shorts and proceeded to masturbate during the first hour of the flight, shortly after takeoff from Washington to Arizona on 2 April.
The woman captured photos of McGarity with his hands on his erect penis. When McGarity fell asleep, she told the flight crew what had happened, and they moved her to another seat on the flight.
The woman turned the photos over to Phoenix police when the flight landed.
When the FBI interviewed him, McGarity told them he didn't think the female passenger was uncomfortable with him masturbating, and he thought “it was kind of kinky.”
Police reported, “McGarity advised he asked the female witness if she minded if he masturbates. According to McGarity, the female witness put her hands in the air and said, ‘it really doesn't matter.'”
McGarity is facing charges related to lewd, indecent, or obscene acts. Southwest has banned him for life.
“We immediately placed the passenger who exhibited the lewd behavior on our No-Fly List, resulting in a lifetime ban from traveling on Southwest Airlines,” a spokesperson said.
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