American Airlines 'outrageously' suggests girl, 9, to blame after creepy flight attendant records her in bathroom
Airline Blames Child for Being Filmed?
American Airlines has controversially suggested that a 9-year-old girl, who is suing the airline after being secretly filmed by a flight attendant in the bathroom, should have been aware of the recording device. This claim was made in a legal document as part of the ongoing lawsuit initiated by the girl's family last year. The flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including the attempted sexual exploitation of children. The airline's stance has sparked outrage, with the family's lawyer condemning the suggestion as "outrageous" and "desperate."
What specific allegations are made against Estes Carter Thompson III by federal prosecutors?
Estes Carter Thompson III, a former American Airlines flight attendant, is facing multiple charges related to allegedly secretly recording young girls between the ages of 7 and 14 while they used airplane bathrooms1. According to federal prosecutors, Thompson was arrested for attempting to record a 14-year-old girl using a bathroom on a passenger jet during a flight from Charlotte, N.C., to Boston. Additionally, he is alleged to have possessed recordings of four other minor females who also used bathrooms aboard the same aircraft. The charges against Thompson include one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor24.
On what grounds are American Airlines' attorneys claiming that the 9-year-old girl should have been aware of the recording device in the airplane bathroom?
American Airlines' attorneys are claiming that the 9-year-old girl should have been aware of the recording device in the airplane bathroom on the grounds that she knew or should have known that the lavatory contained a visible and illuminated recording device. They argue that any injuries or illnesses she allegedly sustained were proximately caused by her own fault and negligence in using the compromised lavatory.