Passenger sues Delta over midflight sexual assault
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and an employee, claiming sexual assault on a flight.
The woman’s complaint says Duane Brick, a Delta employee at the time, assaulted her.
Brick, a former Delta mechanic, was a passenger on the flight.
He has since plead guilty to abusive sexual contact and will be sentenced later this year.
He faces up to two years in prison.
The assault happened on a flight as the woman was flying home to Seattle from a Taylor Swift concert in Phoenix.
The lawsuit claims Brick was ‘visibly intoxicated’.
The woman and a witness informed cabin crew at the time of the assault.
The suit alleges gross negligence on the part of the airline, and assault and battery.
It says the airline failed to monitor Brick’s condition after serving him too much alcohol.
“Delta owes the highest duty of care and has a legal duty to provide airline passengers, including the plaintiff, with a safe flight that is free from unauthorized and abusive sexual contact,” the lawsuit states.
“Everyone should feel safe to fall asleep on a plane without the risk of being groped and sexually assaulted,” attorney Mark Lindquist said.
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