According to British media previous reports, just last month there was a bizarre transnational sexual assault case in the United Kingdom and the United States: two flight attendants on duty took a flight from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles in the United States on the same day, and after landing, they took advantage of the free activities to go to a local club to "relax" and have fun. Unexpectedly, a group of criminals later targeted them, suspected of using drugs to faint and take them to the villa for sexual assault; the two flight attendants said that they could not remember the events of the day after drinking, but they were sure that they had been raped and reported the incident to the crew on the way back to The Uk. At present, the crew has contacted the police, and the United Kingdom is seeking the cooperation of the United States in the investigation.
Unexpectedly, less than a month later, there was another rape on a flight from the United States to Britain last week, and this time in the cabin. The United Airlines flight took off from Newark International Airport in New Jersey to London Heathrow. Around 6 a.m., the crew suddenly received a plea for help while providing services, and a woman said she had been raped by an unknown man in the same first-class cabin; the crew on duty had never encountered such a thing; they contacted law enforcement through the tower, and the man involved was arrested as soon as he landed.
The police later revealed that the male passenger involved in the case was a 40-year-old Britishman who had indeed never met the victim before. The course of the case allegedly took place that night, when the perpetrator forced the woman to have sex with him while the other passengers were asleep, without anyone on board. Some people pointed out that the two of them had drunk together in the waiting room earlier, so the man's easy access to it may have something to do with the victim's reduced resistance to drunkenness, and after learning these facts, the police arrested the male passenger involved on suspicion of rape and took him back to Heathrow Police Station for facial photography and DNA collection.
According to the analysis of relevant people, many people feel that things are incredible, as long as the woman calls for help on the spot, she can be avoided from being violated; but the incident occurred in the middle of the night, and it is normal for the victim to not react accordingly at the first time because of fear and other factors. Previously, there was a similar security check on the Indian flight, and it was not in the first class, the suspect took advantage of the night to sexually assault the woman who was not sleeping next to her, although the other party was very awake, but "only dodged the action did not call for help", the victim said that at that time, "the brain was blank", after the excitement and fear of these things, they forgot to call for help so that the other party got it.
It is also worth mentioning that the suspect in this case has been released on bail, the follow-up investigation is still ongoing, and he may face more than 2 years in prison once the charges are established. Previously, police personnel reminded that in the aircraft cabin, steamship, train such a crowded but small space, the same will become a high incidence of sexual assault cases, suspects will take advantage of the woman's fear, avoidance and not good at expression and other weaknesses, to go inch in sexual harassment and other purposes, so should be the first time to ask for help and shout, is the right approach.