A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deportation Officer from Texas has been convicted in Florida of interfering with a flight crew after he was caught attempting to film up a flight attendant’s skirt during a flight from Dallas to Miami.
According to court documents, the incident took place on November 6, 2023, as Billy Olvera, a 48-year-old Deportation Officer from Laredo, Texas, was traveling from Dallas to Miami in his official capacity, transporting an individual for removal. During the flight, a flight attendant noticed Olvera suspiciously holding his phone in the aisle, aimed towards the ceiling, each time she walked by him.
Alarmed by Olvera’s behavior, the flight attendant notified another crew member, who then proceeded to film Olvera the next time the victim walked by him.
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The footage revealed Olvera attempting to film up the skirt of the flight attendant. Immediately, the victim stopped performing her assigned duties that required her presence in the main cabin aisle.
The flight attendants then alerted the pilot, who promptly had them change shifts and delayed the aircraft’s taxiing until law enforcement could meet the flight at the gate.
A federal search warrant executed on Olvera’s phone uncovered a trove of incriminating evidence. The search revealed numerous images and videos taken of the victim, as well as pictures and videos that appeared to be attempts to capture a vantage point up the flight attendant’s skirt.
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Olvera was convicted at trial of interfering with a flight crew, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 16, 2023, before Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, who will determine the appropriate sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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