The golfer in Thornbjorn Olesen, Winner of five European Tour tournaments, the 2018 Ryder Cup and sixth at the 2013 Augusta Masters, he began on Monday at the Aldersgate House Court in London the hearing of the trial he faces when he is accused of sexually harassing a passenger in the flight that brought him from a Memphis tournament in the summer of 2019.
The events occurred on July 29, 2019 when Olesen was flying from Nashville to London Heathrow Airport. According to what was described in the trial, Olsen does not remember anything of what happened, being drunk and under the influence of some pills to sleep.
The woman he allegedly sexually harassed while she slept she said that Olesen “could barely stand up” and that he tried to grab her and kiss her. “He wouldn’t let me go. I think he clearly didn’t know what he was doing. We were all very aware of his behavior because of how aggressive he was being towards the crew. He put his hand on my waist and grabbed my chest. I felt shocked. “said the complainant.
I pushed a stewardess
Olesen, who has denied all the charges against which he is accusedHe also pushed one of the hostesses who tried to help him out of the bathroom when he, already intoxicated, was pushing a door that had to be pulled. This enraged the golfer who pushed the woman and ended up urinating in the aisle of the plane. Their behavior compromised the flight and the crew recognized that, had they grown older, they could have turned around for Nashville.
When the plane landed, Olesen was arrested and admitted to the police that he did not remember anything of what happened, that he had taken several pills and glasses of alcohol with the intention of falling asleep and that he was very ashamed. The trial continues this week at the Aldersgate House Nightingale Court in London.
At first, the European Tour suspended dans until the conclusion of the trial, but due to the pandemic, it was moved from its initial date (May 11, 2020) to now, so the Circuit decided to lift the sanction. Olesen is number 432 in the world today. He was fifth in the Gran Canaria Lopesan last April in Spain.
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