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Former Qantas flight attendant guilty of indecent acts against colleague he exposed himself to
A former Qantas flight attendant who touched the breast of a junior colleague and exposed himself to her, has been found guilty of two offences and fined $12,000.
Key points:
- John Vatovec admitted commiting the offences against the woman
- But he argued he thought the woman was coming on to him
- The magistrate found Vatovec gave no consideration to consent
John Vatovec, 54, was today convicted of two charges of committing an indecent act against the 21-year-old woman, while they were on their break during a Qantas flight from Perth to Melbourne in April 2019.
Vatovec, who had been a flight attendant for 23 years, was the team leader in the economy section and was on duty with the woman.
He had not met the woman before the flight.
The woman…
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