Overview
- American Airlines amended a court filing that blamed a 9-year-old girl for not noticing a hidden camera in an airplane bathroom.
- The airline stated that the initial claim was an error made by external legal counsel and does not reflect the company's views.
- The family of the girl sued American Airlines after being informed by the FBI about the videos.
- The former flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, faces charges of attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child sexual abuse images.
- Thompson allegedly recorded multiple girls in airplane bathrooms and remains in federal custody.