Southwest Airline pilot suing company after fellow pilot dead-bolted cockpit during flight, stripped naked

A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing her former colleague, the company, and her union after a fellow pilot deadbolted the cockpit door and exposed himself to her.

She also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her. She is suing Haak for sexual assault. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation.

Haak's attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. Southwest said it supported Janning and that it would "vigorously defend" itself against the lawsuit. The union did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.