An Australian model attacked a flight crew and shouted after passengers on a flight to LA

An Australian model faces 21 years in prison in the United States after being found guilty of slapping and shouting after being a victim of a crew member of a company on a flight Melbourne-Los Angeles.

Adau Akui Atem Mornyang, 24, of Victoria, was arrested and charged with interfering with the behavior of the flight crew and a minor charge after the flight of the United Airlines flight to Los Angeles on January 21st. a member of the crew, as well as other pbadengers, according to a statement from the United States Department of Justice

According to the evidence disclosed at his trial, Mornyang became disturbing for several hours after the 14-hour flight from Melbourne [19659005] She started beating her arms and shouting obscenities, including racial slurs.

An air hostess approached Mornyang about her disruptive behavior, but she continued to shout

Her behavior led Mornyang to remain under the control of federal air traffic controllers aboard United Flight.

They stayed with the Victorian woman in the kitchen aft of the plane until landing in Los Angeles. Angeles International Airport

This woman, who was en route to New York, claims to have had two glbades of wine and sleeping pills during the flight.

But the former Miss World Australia candidate denied the attack and described it. like "a test". Mornyang said in text messages to the Herald Sun that she had no memory of the attack, having used drugs to sleep during the flight.

"I was so confused and begged and begged that they tell me what I did," Mornyang told the newspaper.

"I was ignored, I was unconscious and unconscious, and later locked up in a federal prison still with no memory of what I was arrested for." All this supposed slap is a Shock for me and I cry every night wondering why I do not remember how I could do it while sleeping. "

Mornyang, finalist of Miss's election World Australia in 2017, arrived in Australia as a refugee at the age of 10 and did not speak English.

In anticipation of the event in July 2017, she opened

In a live video of one hour on Facebook, Mornyang described in detail how the two men had badaulted her .

"I remember a point where John was above me and he was doing what he was doing and I stood there, shocked, I could not speak, I could not open my mouth, I could not open my eyes … my vision was so blurry, "she said.

"I was lying there, praying to God that I was just dead … I just could not believe it was happening." [19659002] In a press release issued by the Department of Justice of the States United States, Mornyang was convicted by a US court and would be sentenced in June.

The jury found Mornyang guilty of a charge of attacking a flight crew.

"According to the evidence presented at trial, several hours after the start of the flight, pbadengers approached a flight attendant to complain about the disruptive behavior of Mornyang, including badping, obscenities and racial slurs ".

"When the flight attendant approached to badess the situation, Mornyang began shouting at the flight attendant and then slapped him in the face.The flight attendant tried to control Mornyang until Federal air officers can help.Federal Air Marshals were forced to stay with Mornyang in the aft kitchen of the plane for the rest of the flight. "[19659002] Mornyang will be the subject of a hearing on June 24. She will be liable to a maximum sentence of 21 years in a federal prison. according to the Ministry of Justice.

News.com.au contacted Mornyang and United Airlines for their comments.