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British tourist, 43, sexually assaulted male air steward by grabbing his buttocks and nipples and had to be restrained by other passengers before being arrested upon landing in Palma
A British man has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for sexually assaulting an air steward on a flight to Spain.
Holidaymaker Mark Turnbull, 43, was held on suspicion of inappropriately touching the flight attendant's bottom and nipples during the flight.
According to reports, he got up from his seat and approached the flight attendant, touching him 'in a lewd way.'
Other passengers restrained Turnbull until the plane landed in Majorca, where he was taken into custody by police.
Upon arrival, Turnbull allegedly became aggressive toward the first officers, requiring additional reinforcements. Despite this, he was not charged with resisting arrest.
Mark Turnbull (pictured, centre), 43, was held on suspicion of inappropriately touching the flight attendant's bottom and nipples during Jet2 flight to Majorca in Spetember 2023
Today, a court in Palma officially convicted him of sexual assault and imposed a one-year prison term, which was suspended as part of a plea bargain.
The sentence was automatically suspended as part of a plea bargain deal Mr Turnbull’s lawyer agreed with public prosecutors.
He admitted to wrongdoing via videoconference after being given permission to testify from the UK.
Public prosecutors had called for the Brit holidaymaker to be jailed for a year and seven months in a pre-trial indictment before today’s trial took place as a formality following the sealing of the plea bargain agreement.
The indictment stated the tourist approached the air steward on board the Ryanair flight as he tried to sort out a problem with his credit card 'with the intention of undermining his sexual integrity and satisfying his sexual desires.'
It said that 'after touching his victim in the chest area' on the September 29 2023 flight, he 'pinched his right nipple and moments later, taking advantage of the fact the airline worker had his back to him and was with the snacks and beverage trolley, forcefully grabbed his bottom cheeks with both hands.'
In addition to the suspended sentence, Turnbull received a one-year probation order, during which he must undergo sexual education training.
He was also issued a 100-meter restraining order, preventing him from approaching the flight attendant for two years.
The assault happened on a Jet2 flight from Newcastle to Majorca in September 2023
Furthermore, he is banned from working with minors for the same period. If Turnbull reoffends in Spain within the next two years, he will serve his suspended jail term.
The arrested man was pictured last year being hauled to court in handcuffs, wearing a pair of shorts and a T-shirt, after a night in a police cell.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Majorca said at the time: 'I can confirm the arrest of a British man at Palma Airport on suspicion of sexual assault. He allegedly sexually assaulted a flight attendant on a plane from Newcastle to Palma.'
Local reports at the time said he initially told the investigating judge who bailed him pending an ongoing investigation that he had wanted to play a joke on the air steward but subsequently offered conflicting versions of why he had acted the way he had which were 'incoherent.'
He was allowed to leave Spain while the criminal probe against him continued.
A court in Palma officially convicted Mark Turnbull of sexual assault and imposed a one-year prison term, which was suspended as part of a plea bargain.
This case is part of a series of incidents involving British tourists accused of inappropriate behaviour on flights to Spain.
In August last year, another British holidaymaker was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an air stewardess on a Jet2 flight from Manchester to Ibiza.
On the same day as Turnbull's arrest, four men were removed from an easyJet flight from Manchester to Tenerife after it was diverted to Lanzarote due to violent behaviour onboard.
Spanish air traffic controllers said the reroute occurred because of violent passengers on board.