Ukranian passenger accused of molesting Singapore flight

A Ukrainian man has been charged with molesting a flight attendant of Singapore Airlines three times on board an aircraft in November. The Ukrainian sales manager Sierkov Sergii, 35, allegedly touched the buttocks of the 34-year-old stewardess twice and her breast once on Nov. 15, local daily Straits Times reported on Tuesday. The flight from Moscow to Singpaore was within Thai airspace when the alleged incidents took place between 4:15 a.m. and 4:18 a. m. The defendant, who works in Singapore, was represented by a local lawyer and appeared in court for a second time on Monday. A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for Friday. If found guilty, he could be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned or receive any combination of the punishments.