An Australian Olympic gold medallist has found himself accused of "tweaking" a plane passenger's nipple during a row over a seat.
Grant Hackett, who won 1500m freestyle gold in 2000 and 2004, is alleged to have "forcefully" grabbed the man's nipple during a flight on Sunday.
The incident happened en-route from Adelaide to Melbourne after Mr Hackett, 35, allegedly became annoyed that the man's seat was too far reclined.
The complainant told Australia's The Daily Telegraph that Mr Hackett pushed the chair forward again after he tried reclining it.
“Then he put his hand through and groped my chest and tweaked my nipple quite forcefully,” the passenger said.
Mr Hackett allegedly stroked his arm and said “it’s OK, it’s all right” but the passenger said he felt unsafe and violated.
He denied the incident was "nasty" but said it troubled him enough to make him worry about flying again.
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