A former Southwest Airlines pilot is facing federal charges of indecent exposure during a flight last August from Philadelphia to Orlando.
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According to a one-page lawsuit in the federal district court of Maryland, Michael Haak, the pilot in command of the plane, exposed his genitals in acts that began, continued and ended on August 10, while flight 6607 was in the air.
The document, dated Friday, did not indicate the circumstances and who could have witnessed the incident.
The petition does not indicate whether Haak has a lawyer.
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A Southwest spokeswoman told the Associated Press that no passengers had witnessed the incident; the pilots were the only people on board who were aware of the incident.
The airline spokeswoman added that Haak left the company before the company heard about the incident. Since hearing about the allegations, she said, Southwest has been cooperating with investigators.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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