An American Airlines flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, has been arrested and charged with attempting to film a 14-year-old girl in an airplane bathroom and possessing child pornography.
The incident occurred on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Boston.
Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston field office, said, “What Mr. Thompson is accused of doing is disgraceful, and we believe, calculated, given that this alleged conduct occurred on at least five flights.”
Thompson allegedly tried to secretly record the girl using a hidden iPhone.
He has been withheld from service and hasn’t worked for American Airlines since.
The airline stated that they take the allegations seriously and are cooperating with law enforcement.
American Airlines said in its statement, “We take these allegations very seriously.”
“They do not reflect our airline or our core mission of caring for people. We have been fully cooperating with law enforcement in its investigation, as there is nothing more important than the safety and security of our customers and team,” their statement continued.
Authorities found evidence of similar actions in Thompson’s iCloud account, and he will remain in custody until his court appearances in Virginia and Boston.
Flight attendant 'who secretly recorded 14-year-old girl in American Airlines flight bathroom' is arrested – as cops claim he had videos of FOUR other minor female passengers on planes he'd worked on
Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, was arrested on Thursday in Virginia
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Prosecutors accused Thompson hiding his phone under stickers that read, “INOPERATIVE CATERING EQUIPMENT” and “REMOVE FROM SERVICE”.
“It is alleged that, beneath the red stickers, Thompson had concealed his iPhone to record a video,” wrote the government in their press release.
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