Man Indicted After Allegedly Slapping Male Flight Attendant’s Butt, Professing His Love to Him and Exposing Himself on Flight

• A man was indicted on a federal criminal charge of abusive sexual contact after he allegedly “engaged in inappropriate conduct with two flight attendants, both of whom were male,” on a JetBlue Airways flight on April 13
• Dennis Woodbury, 49, allegedly slapped a male flight attendant on his backside and exposed himself twice to another during a flight to Los Angeles
• He could face a statutory maximum sentence of up to two years in federal prison

A man has been charged after allegedly slapping a male flight attendant’s butt and exposing himself to another crew member on a JetBlue Airways flight. 

Dennis Woodbury, 49, from Azusa, Calif., was indicted on a felony charge of one count of abusive sexual contact after his alleged misconduct with two male flight attendants on an April 13 flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Los Angeles, prosecutors announced. 

The former California Highway Patrol captain was allegedly “drinking heavily” on the flight and slapped one male flight attendant on the buttocks and showed a male crew member pornographic imagery. While in the air, he allegedly exposed his genitalia, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a press release.

“Woodbury showed one of the flight attendants a photograph of a dog. The picture contained pornographic imagery in the background. Woodbury later told one of the flight attendants that he should go on a cruise with him then made a crude hand gesture,” the federal attorney’s office said. 

The release continued, alleging: “Just after meal service and while the plane was still in the air, the second flight attendant collected passengers’ meal trays and walked past Woodbury. Woodbury, who had been drinking heavily, then used his left hand to slap the victim’s buttocks. Woodbury then yelled that he loved him.”

Woodbury also allegedly “pulled down his trousers and underwear, exposing his genitalia.” He then requested some wine, which was denied, and he allegedly exposed himself a second time prompting the flight attendant to tell him, “Enough, go back to your seat,” according to the authorities. 

The two flight attendants targeted by Woodbury told law enforcement that neither of them consented to his behavior.

“At JetBlue, the safety of our customers and crewmembers is our top priority,” JetBlue said in a statement shared with the New York Post. “The incident occurred on April 13, and we took immediate action at that time by notifying law enforcement. We have zero tolerance for the behavior alleged and continue to assist and cooperate fully with authorities in this case.”

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Woodbury made his first court appearance in April. He was released on a $50,000 bond and, if convicted, faces a statutory maximum sentence of two years in federal prison.

The FBI and the Los Angeles Airport Police are investigating the incident. Assistant United States Attorney William M. Larsen of the Criminal Appeals Section is prosecuting this case.

Woodbury is scheduled to be arraigned in the U.S. District Court in L.A. on May 12. 

PEOPLE has reached out to JetBlue for comment.