ALASKA AIRLINES pilot and a war veteran in Afghanistan accused a colleague of rape

The pilot of the American airline Alaska Airlines Betty Pina filed a lawsuit against her employer, announcing sexual abuse, writes The Seattle Times . According to a 39-year-old woman who in the past flew on combat helicopters in Afghanistan, she was sustained with potent drugs and raped the aircraft commander.

As follows from the claim of the victim, the crime was committed in June 2017, when the airliner under the control of the pilot Paul Endelina and his partners Betty Pina Selo in Minneapolis (Minnesota in the USA) before returning to Seattle (Washington). In the evening, in the foyer of the hotel, Endelin treated the colleague with a drink, but after the second glass of wine, she suddenly became ill.

Betty suggests that a colleague mixed a potent drug into the drink.

The next morning, the pilot woke up in bed of her commander, in his hotel room. “The bra and top were on me, but trousers and panties were not. The bed was wet, it smelled of vomiting, sheets and blankets were crumpled,” Pina said. Nearby was Eand, who was talking on the phone with a representative of the airline.

Betty found her underwear in her own wallet fastened with a zipper. Now Pina regrets that she did not immediately call the Salvation service "911" and did not call the police. Then she felt embarrassed and confused, although she already understood that she was subjected to sexual violence. Betty was afraid that in case of publicity of the incident, she would have to put a cross on a 17-year-old career in aviation, which she dreamed about in her childhood in Kansas.

“I'm not married. I have no children. My career was in the first place for me,” Pina explained.

Endline still works at Alaska Airlines, reports 9news.com.au . He has been removed from the flights. The pilot denies that he entered into sexual contact with Ping.

We add that Endelin and Pina have never met before the ill -fated flight. This was their first joint flight.

During the reverse flight to Seattle, Paul tried to convince Betty to remain silent so as not to jeopardize her and his career.

After the statement of rape, Pin first regretted her act. But the position of the airline strengthened her in the thought that she did everything right. Alaska Airlines official investigation only concerned the issue of violation of discipline with both pilots who decided to drink alcohol less than 10 hours before departure, which is prohibited by internal rules. Thus, the carrier tried to shift part of the fault for what happened to Betty herself and "hush up" the case of sexual violence.

Pina was removed from flights until December 2017.

At the moment, the representative of Bobby Igen refuses to comment on what happened, citing the incompleteness of the investigation. She also emphasized that the carrier considers the safety of employees and passengers priority.

According to the press, earlier Betty Pina was a soldier and piloted military helicopters, participating in US Army operations in Afghanistan. She got a job at Alaska Airlines in 2016.

Betty Pina believes that the employer must share responsibility for what happened, because he did not even fired Endelina after a flagrant case.

A 50-year-old resident of Nevada Paul Endelin is married. He did not come to contact with reporters.

Usually the press does not disclose the names of the victims of sexual violence, but in this case, Betty Pina herself courageously agreed to the publication of her name.

"I expect that my act will protect other women. Perhaps I am not the first victim, but I hope to be the last. It's time to take responsibility and change (corporate) culture. We can no longer take the hut from the hut," Betty Pina said.