(CNN) Former Southwest Airlines pilot Michael Haak, 60, was sentenced to one year of probation last week after pleading guilty to committing a lewd, indecent, or obscene act during a flight he was piloting last summer, according to a news release from the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. During this time Haak also "engaged in inappropriate conduct" while a female First Officer, whom he had never met before the flight, continued her flight duties, according to the release. Haak was prosecuted in Maryland because the plane on which the incident occurred flew over parts of the District of Maryland and other federal districts. Mark Coulson also ordered Haak to pay a fine of $5,000, the release said. Federal prosecutors agreed that Haak will not need to register as a sex offender for his misdemeanor offense, a court memorandum filed on Tuesday reads.

Source: CNN May 31, 2021 21:45 UTC