Irishman faces 20 years in jail after exposing himself on flight to New York

Shane McInerney allegedly refused to wear a mask, threw a can at another passenger and mooned at a flight attendant

An Irishman who refused to wear a Covid mask during a flight from Dublin to New York and exposed his rear end to a flight attendant faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of assault, the US justice department said on Friday.

Shane McInerney, 29, from Galway, was alleged to have caused the disturbance on a Delta Airlines flight on 7 January.