Momade Jussab, 66, was found guilty of assault by penetration as well as with two counts of sexual assault following a trial at Lewes Crown Court – he will be sentenced in May
A pervert sexually assaulted a sleeping woman on a long-haul flight from Qatar to London Gatwick while the cabin lights were turned off. Momade Jussab, 66, molested the woman while passengers were asleep on the flight from Doha. After the plane landed, the victim reported the sickening attack to officers who arrested Jussab, of Swinfield Close, Feltham, South West London.
He was later charged with one count of assault by penetration as well as with two counts of sexual assault. Following a trial at Lewes Crown Court, Jussab was found guilty on March 29 and will be sentenced in May.
Sussex Police said officers were alerted about the incident on September 28 last year and how the victim «recalled how cabin lights were switched off and most passengers were asleep during the flight when the sexual assaults took place.»
Following the case, detective constable Kate Bailey from the Crawley Safeguarding Investigations Unit, said: «I would like to praise the victim for her courage to come forward and report her experience.
This was a shocking incident and a crime which has a long-term impact on the victim and other victims like her.
«We were determined to get justice in this case, and we are pleased with the verdict.
«We encourage all victims of sexual offences to come forward and report their experience to the police.»
According to the Office of National Statistics, 2.3 per cent of adults, and 3.3 per cent of girls and women aged 16 and over, had been victims of sexual assault.
It added more than 1.1 million adults, of which 798,000 were women, were estimated to have been victims as of 2022.
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