A Spirit Airlines passenger said a flight attendant offered him free alcohol, requested that he move to a private area of a plane, and then sexually assaulted him, according to a complaint. “This lawsuit was brought to seek justice for our client who, as our complaint asserts, was sexually assaulted by a flight attendant on a Spirit Airlines flight,” Gregory Spizer of VSCP Law in Philadelphia, told Insider via email. It was unclear if he’d been disciplined previously, or if the allegations about the flight attendant were speculative. “Upon information and belief, Spirit Airlines failed to conduct a thorough background check or reference check on [the flight attendant,]” the complaint claimed. “Had Spirit Airlines conducted such a check, it would have discovered the concerns raised herein.”Spirit Airlines didn’t return requests for comment.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 07, 2021 19:21 UTC