Virgin Flyer Plays with His Monkey

(Darwin, Australia) On a Virgin Blue Airlines flight from Brisbane to Darwin, Lucas Steven Knudson was accused of unzipping his monkey and playing with it for several minutes.

Fellow passenger Simone Holt, a Kununurra Primary School teacher, was shocked and apparently suffered a panic attack.

In Darwin magistrates Court, Mr. Knudson claimed that he merely unzipped his fly to make himself more comfortable.

Magistrate Tanya Fong Lim rejected Mr. Knudson's version of the incident and said the Ms. Holt "had given clear straightforward evidence that she had seen Knudson masterbating (sic), with his penis exposed, for several minutes in the aisle seat beside her."

Magistrate Tanya Fong Lim fined Mr. Knudson $2,500.