Yow: Cop Sexually Abuses (Male) JetBlue Flight Attendants

A (now-ex) California Highway Patrol captain has been charged with sexually abusing flight attendants on a recent cross country JetBlue flight. The details here are kind of wild. Dude, keep it in your pants… literally.

A cop’s raunchy behavior while flying JetBlue Mint

A 49-year-old Azusa man has been charged with one count of abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, a felony that carries a statutory maximum sentence of two years in federal prison. The man is currently released on a $50,000 bond, and is scheduled to be arraigned on May 12, 2025, in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.

This incident dates back to April 13, 2025, and involves a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX), where the man was traveling in the carrier’s swanky Mint business class.

Before the flight left the gate, the man engaged in inappropriate conduct with two (male) flight attendants. For example, he showed one of the flight attendants a picture of his dog, which “contained pornographic imagery in the background,” of two men having sex. The flight attendant reportedly said “my God,” to which the passenger responded “I was wondering how long it would take you.”

He then told one of the flight attendants that he should go on a cruise with him. During the safety demonstration, when the flight attendant showed how the oxygen mask worked, the passenger responded by making a “hand pumping motion.”

Just after the meal service, and while the plane was in the air, the second flight attendant collected the passenger’s meal tray, and walked past him. The passenger had been drinking heavily, and used his left hand to slap the victim’s buttocks, and then yelled “I love you” to the flight attendant.

Later during the flight, the first flight attendant was in the plane’s front galley, when the passenger entered. At this point the passenger pulled down his pants and underwear, and exposed himself. The flight attendant told the passenger that his behavior was inappropriate.

A short time later, the passenger asked for wine, a request that was denied. At this point the man again pulled down his pants and underwear, and the flight attendant said “enough, go back to your seat.”

While being escorted off the plane by police at LAX, the man reportedly shouted “this is all your fault because you didn’t go to the bathroom with me.” During interviews with law enforcement, the flight attendants confirmed that neither of them consented to this behavior. Meanwhile the passenger claimed that wasn’t true, and that the flight attendant solicited him to go to the bathroom (almost certainly not true).

What is wrong with people?!?

Obviously this passenger’s behavior completely crossed the line, full stop, and he’s now suffering the consequences, as he should.

That being said, I’m a bit puzzled by the lack of deescalation, up until the end of the flight. For example, at first, did the flight attendants find this to be just flirty and didn’t mind, or were they annoyed from the beginning?

Like, when he showed the flight attendant literal porn, shouldn’t the response have been “sir, that’s inappropriate, and if you do that again, we’ll have to remove you from the aircraft,” rather than “my God,” which someone could interpret positively (especially if they’re as horny as this guy seemed to be). And if someone is repeatedly acting completely inappropriately, shouldn’t the crew stop serving them alcohol?

Let me be clear, I’m in no way justifying his behavior, and the flight attendants are the victims here. But flight attendants are also supposed to identify problematic behavior for the safety of all passengers, especially if it can be identified before takeoff. After all, he could’ve acted equally inappropriate toward other passengers.

It’s just strange to me that this guy was acting like a fool from before takeoff, yet they didn’t do anything about it, kept serving him alcohol, etc.

Bottom line

A California cop has been fired and charged with sexually abusive contact, after his behavior on a JetBlue flight, while flying in Mint business class. The dude’s behavior seemed to be inappropriate from before takeoff. However, the crew seemed to tolerate it until before landing (and kept serving him alcohol), at which point he exposed his genitals multiple times. He was ultimately arrested on arrival, and now faces up to two years in jail.

What do you make of this inappropriate JetBlue behavior?