Man Jailed For Groping American Airlines Flight Attendant

We have seen an endless amount of unruly passenger behavior, and all too often passengers get away with it. I am amazed that people aren't arrested and charges aren't filed. A passenger is facing a serious punishment for his actions.

Man groped American Airlines flight attendant

There is an incident involving an American Airlines flight from Cancun to Miami on August 6, 2021. A 50-year-old Canadian citizen named Enio Socorro Zayas is at the center of this.

The crew was in the main cabin. At this time, the flight attendant left some snacks in the man's lap, and continued serving others. The flight attendant felt a hand on the bottom of her thigh and moved upwards towards the lower portion of her buttocks, just moments after Zayas took this as an advance.

It was disgusting and degrading. The flight attendant reported the incident and other passengers came forward as witnesses so that the man could be charged.

Man now jailed for six months for assault

The guy is paying a big price for his bad behavior on the plane. In October of 2021, Zayas entered a plea agreement, admitting to one count of assault within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.

He will be on supervised release for a further year after this week's federal judge sentenced him to six months in prison. There are a few thoughts.

• This man’s behavior was disgusting, and it’s good to see someone be charged for their misbehavior for once; I imagine it helps that the flight attendant reported this, and that others came forward to corroborate the story
• At the same time, I can’t help but point out the huge variance in terms of how people get punished for inflight disturbances; some people act this way and don’t even get arrested or charged, while others are in jail for six months
• In a way I guess that sums up the inconsistency of the legal system overall

If people faced consequences like this, they might behave better on planes.

Bottom line

A man is going to jail for six months after he groped a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight. Hopefully stories like this one will remind people not to behave badly on planes.

What do you think of the six month jail sentence for this inflight assault?

The tip of the hat is to paddle your own canoe.