A Thai woman described waking up to find a fellow passenger touching her inappropriately during an overnight flight from Dubai to Bangkok, next to her four-year-old daughter. The incident occurred on August 2.
The woman described on a post on social media that shortly after the flight left Dubai, a man seated nearby began resting his arm on her seat. She said she found the behavior odd but thought little more of it and proceeded to fall asleep beside her daughter.
When she woke up she found a hand touching her near her right buttock, along with a wet sensation in the area. She said she had been sleeping with a blanket. At first she wondered whether she had imagined it, but grew increasingly suspicious after noticing the man staring at her and fidgeting with the in-flight entertainment screen. She said she was in a deep sleep and woke up during the assault.
She informed a flight attendant about what had happened. The attendant confronted the man, who admitted to the act, wept and repeatedly apologized.
She later reported on her social media page that the Tourist Police had confirmed that the offender was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 120,000 baht. He will also be subject to a re-entry ban.
Some information about this incident was gathered from an article in the Bangkok Post.