Former soldier sentenced for assaulting Jet2 cabin crew on flight

Joseph McCabe, a 40-year-old Brit, was sentenced to 46 weeks in prison for sexually assaulting four Jet2 cabin crew members during a flight to Tenerife. His actions included groping, making inappropriate comments, and attempting to hug staff, prompting the flight’s diversion to remove him. McCabe was also banned from Jet2 for life, fined £5,000, and placed on the sex offenders register for ten years. The court emphasized the seriousness of his offenses, which involved a high level of culpability and harm.

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