The influencer shivers with anger as she confronts a man who photographed her on a plane as she slept
- Anna Clara Rios took to Instagram to share the incident with 641,000 followers
- Flew home to Belo Horizonte from Sao Paulo on December 14th
- The cabin crew told her that a man took pictures of her while she slept
- Said he zoomed in to see what was under her dress and sent pictures on WhatsApp
A fitness influencer has shared video of himself confronting a man on a plane after claiming he took “pictures” of her while she slept – and fellow passengers applauded as the man was taken away by police.
Anna Clara Rios took to social media to share the incident late last week, sharing a clip on Instagram Stories with her 641,000 followers.
The alleged incident happened while the influencer was flying home to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from a work assignment in São Paulo on the evening of December 14.
Anna Clara Rios took to Instagram to share the incident with 641,000 followers after a man snapped secret photos of her during a flight to Belo Horizonte
In a clip apparently filmed on the plane, Anna Clara films herself saying: “I’m shaking with anger.
“This gentleman took pictures of me while I was sleeping, they had to let me know in order to move.”
Anna Clara claims she was made aware of the man’s actions by a flight attendant.
The picture given to police by Anna Clara Rios shows a picture of her on the man’s phone, which he appeared to have sent to someone on WhatsApp
The man was confronted by police after cabin crew noticed he was taking photos of a sleeping passenger and tried to zoom in to see what was under her dress
The passenger who allegedly took pictures of Anna with his cell phone while she was sleeping
She added: “My first reaction [to the flight attendant] was: “I work on social media, he must have recognized me”.
“But she said to me, ‘I don’t think that was it, while you were sleeping he zoomed in and tried to see what was under your dress.’
Anna decided to confront the man and demanded that he remove the pictures from his phone, which she also claims he sent to a friend via WhatsApp.
The influencer said: “I was feeling very vulnerable and insecure so I told the flight attendant I was going to confront him because I wanted him to delete the photos from his phone.
Anna Clara Rios, a fitness influencer, initially thought the man was taking pictures of her because he recognized her from social media
The influencer decided to confront the man over invasion of her privacy, saying the whole incident made her feel “vulnerable”.
The fitness influencer said she gave a statement to the police and the man was taken to the police station but was not arrested
“I went to him feeling that my privacy had been violated. I said it wasn’t right that I could be his mother, sister or daughter.”
She took a screenshot of the message, which she later shared with police.
After the incident, the influencer shared on Instagram that federal police officers were waiting to escort the man off the plane at Belo Horizonte International Airport.
Anna described telling them it was wrong to invade their privacy and asked him to think about how he would feel if someone did the same thing to one of his female relatives
In the clip, an officer can be seen speaking to a man before later appearing to be ushered off the plane as passengers applaud.
Anna, whose boyfriend is popular Brazilian YouTuber Enaldinho, issued a statement to police.
She says the man was taken to a nearby police station to also give a statement but was not arrested.