Indonesian Passenger Jailed for Exposing Genitals to Singapore Airlines Crew During Flight

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Siti Hajar
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A 23-year-old Indonesian national has been sentenced to three weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to exposing his genitals to a cabin crew member during a Singapore Airlines flight in January.

Flight incident leads to arrest at Changi Airport

Brilliant Angjaya was on a Singapore Airlines flight from China to Singapore on 23 Jan when the incident occurred. During the journey, he consumed two glasses of champagne and became intoxicated before falling asleep.

After waking up, Angjaya went to the toilet and then formed the intention to record a video of himself exposing his genitals to someone and capture their reaction.

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At about 4:45am, he returned to his seat in business class and set up his mobile phone on recording mode with the back camera pointing at the walkway. He unzipped his jeans and covered his pants with a blanket but deliberately left his genitals exposed.

When a female cabin crew member approached him to serve his in-flight meal, Angjaya removed the blanket and exposed himself to her. Shocked by what she saw, the woman looked away and quickly left the food tray on his foldable table before departing.

The victim, whose identity is protected by a gag order, noticed a mobile phone pointed at her and promptly reported the incident to her supervisor.

When confronted by the supervisor, Angjaya denied recording the incident. However, videos of the encounter were discovered on his phone after the supervisor asked to check the device.

Airport Police Division officers arrested Angjaya upon the aircraft’s arrival at Changi Airport and seized his mobile phone.

Court proceedings and sentencing details

Angjaya appeared in court on 12 Mar and later pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exposure on 24 Mar.

During the sentencing hearing, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Jun Kai sought a jail term of between four and six weeks. The prosecutor highlighted several factors that made the offense more serious, including that it was committed on board an aircraft, against a public transport worker, while the offender was intoxicated, and that he had recorded the incident.

Defense lawyer Navin Shamugaraj Thevar argued for a shorter jail term of between two and three weeks. He claimed the harm caused was at the low end of the moderate range since the duration of the offense was “fleeting” and the risk to other passengers was low due to Angjaya’s standalone business class seat.

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The defense also contended that Angjaya’s intention was not to obtain sexual gratification, placing his culpability at the low end of the medium range.

In his ruling, District Judge Paul Quan determined that while the offense was brief and posed minimal risk to other passengers, the level of harm was moderate since it occurred on an aircraft and targeted a public transport worker.

The judge acknowledged that Angjaya had shown remorse, cooperated during investigations, and written an apology letter to the victim.

In his apology letter, which was read in court by his lawyer, Angjaya expressed deep regret for his actions. He claimed he was not in the “right state of mind” at the time, explaining he had been “very sad and troubled” on the flight home from studying in China because he had made good friends there and was uncertain when he might see them again.

For the offense of sexual exposure, Angjaya could have faced up to one year in jail, a fine, or both.

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