British Airways pilot 'secretly filmed himself spanking naked crew member'
The BA pilot had told a crew member to blindfold herself before sharing footage with a friend
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A British Airways pilot has been accused of filming himself spanking a female crew member with a riding crop before non-consensually sharing the footage with a friend.
Tim Capron, 37, had met the alleged victim on dating site Tinder where the pair messaged each other about their sexual fantasies, a court heard.
After having sex with the woman, Capron had allegedly told her to wear a blindfold while he spanked her rear with the riding crop, the court was told.
He is accused of then sending images and videos of the encounter to contacts on messaging service WhatsApp.
After the crew member had found out what he'd done, Reading Crown Court heard that the 37-year-old pilot had told her: "I am so sorry.
"I am glad that you caught me doing it because I should not have done it."
Capron who was later suspended by BA on full pay
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Capron had been arrested two weeks after the incident in September 2021, when the woman reported him to police, the Sun reported.
The 37-year-old sent messages to another British Airways pilot, Steve Farnworth, in which he claimed it was safe to share "a few videos" of the act while his alleged victim was blindfolded.
Stefan Weidmann, prosecuting, said: "You knew what you were planning to do was bang out of order.
"You are an educated man, Oxford, you fly a plane worth millions.
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The trial continues at Reading Crown Court
"You knew full well that she did not consent to being filmed."
Capron, who was later suspended by BA on full pay, and told jurors: "I thought she would enjoy Steve enjoying what she looked like, so to speak.
"At the end of the day, that was my mistake."
The jury was told that Capron had been filmed during sexual encounters and enjoyed threesomes in the past.
The 37-year-old pilot, from Taplow in Berkshire, denies one count of voyeurism.
The trial continues.