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French man sexually assaults sleeping woman on flight then says it was no big deal
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Published on 4 May 2026
He allegedly admitted touching her after witnesses confronted him
A French national, Guillaume Sebastien Roger Mattler, has been charged with abusive sexual contact for allegedly sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in first class on a Swiss International Air Lines flight from Zurich to Miami. Witnesses reported the incident, recorded it, and confronted him, after which he admitted touching the victim, according to authorities.
- Mattler faces a federal charge for alleged abuse on the Miami-bound flight
- The alleged victim was reportedly asleep in first class
- Witnesses reported and recorded the incident before authorities confronted him
- The suspect allegedly admitted to touching the woman
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