{"id":359128,"date":"2025-08-20T09:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/359128\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:54:12","slug":"mid-air-rape-horror-as-businessman-44-attacks-sleeping-girl-15-on-flight-to-zurich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/359128\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-air rape horror as businessman, 44, attacks sleeping girl, 15, on flight to Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"

By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 04:07 EDT, 20 August 2025 | Updated: 04:07 EDT, 20 August 2025 <\/p>\n

A businessman has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on a Swiss flight.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old married man attacked the teenager, who was sitting next to him, after she fell asleep during the nine-hour journey from\u00a0Mumbai<\/a> to Zurich.<\/p>\n

The perpetrator was on a\u00a0business trip to Belgium when he committed the\u00a0crime<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n

The girl and the man had a brief, superficial conversation before the minor fell asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The man then approached her and performed sexual acts on her and himself.<\/p>\n

He confessed to the acts in the B\u00fclach District Court and stated that he realized he had made a mistake.<\/p>\n

He also admitted that the young woman had not consented.<\/p>\n

It comes as, after controversial debates, the National Council of Switzerland and the Council of States agreed on the formula ‘no means no.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The amendment came into effect a year ago and means rape is now considered to have occurred if the victim indicates through words or gestures that they do not consent to the sexual act.<\/p>\n

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A businessman has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on a Swiss flight (stock image)<\/p>\n

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The 44-year-old married man attacked the teenager, who was sitting next to him, after she fell asleep during the nine-hour journey from Mumbai to Zurich (stock image)<\/p>\n

Before the amendment, rape only occurred if the perpetrator threatened the victim or used violence.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the crime of rape no longer encompasses only forced sexual intercourse with a woman, but now also includes acts similar to sexual intercourse involving physical penetration.<\/p>\n

The victim’s state of shock is sufficient as a sign of rejection.<\/p>\n

The man was convicted of rape and sexual acts with a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The man received a suspended sentence of 1.5 years, but will not need to serve it as he has been in custody since March.<\/p>\n

The judge described the sentence as rather lenient and ‘barely appropriate.’<\/p>\n

The man is banned from entering Switzerland for the next five years and is\u00a0prohibited from engaging in any activity involving regular contact with minors for life.<\/p>\n

The proceedings will cost him approximately CHF 9,000 (\u00a38,250). The confiscated CHF 1,360 (\u00a31,247) will be used to cover these costs.<\/p>\n

After the trial, the man was released from custody and handed over to the Migration Office for deportation.<\/p>\n

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