Overview
- Sheriff Alison Stirling sentenced Joseph McCabe, 40, at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and placed him on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
- McCabe admitted four sexual offences against cabin crew on a March 15, 2024 Edinburgh–Tenerife flight.
- The captain diverted to Porto Santo, where Portuguese police boarded and arrested McCabe, and the flight arrived in Tenerife about two hours late.
- Prosecutors said he groped and slapped two crew, grabbed a third, attempted to hug a fourth, made sexual remarks, tore up a written warning, threw a bank card and danced in the aisle.
- Indefinite non-harassment orders were imposed, and Jet2 issued a lifetime ban along with a £5,000 fine that McCabe refused to pay.