{"id":2250574,"date":"2024-05-22T16:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-airlines-blames-9-year-old-girl-secretly-recorded-in-bathroom-says-it-was-her-fault-for-not-noticing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T16:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:32:30","slug":"american-airlines-blames-9-year-old-girl-secretly-recorded-in-bathroom-says-it-was-her-fault-for-not-noticing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-airlines-blames-9-year-old-girl-secretly-recorded-in-bathroom-says-it-was-her-fault-for-not-noticing\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines shifts blame to 9-year-old girl recorded in bathroom, claiming she should have been more vigilant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-airlines-blames-9-year-old-girl-secretly-recorded-in-bathroom-says-it-was-her-fault-for-not-noticing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250574&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>American Airlines \u2063faces lawsuit over employee recording\u2062 9-year-old\u2062 in bathroom. The airline blames the child, sparking controversy. Family and attorney\u2064 express shock \u200dand \u2064outrage. Employee faces federal charges. Airline emphasizes incident occurred outside work. Legal battle ensues with \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-aide-reveals-n-y-state-withheld-nursing-home-covid-19-death-data\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo aide reveals N.Y. state withheld nursing home COVID-19 death data\">public scrutiny<\/a>. Thompson denies charges as debate intensifies. American Airlines is embroiled in a lawsuit after an employee recorded a 9-year-old in a bathroom. \u200bThe airline controversially shifts blame to the \u200cchild, causing uproar. The family and attorney are outraged, while \u200bthe employee\u200d faces federal charges. American Airlines claims the incident happened \u2062off-duty. A legal battle unfolds \u200bamidst public scrutiny, with Thompson \u200bdenying the charges as the debate \u200bescalates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/%20\"><span>Richard Moorhead<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 22, 2024 at 11:17am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>American Airlines is facing a lawsuit over an incident in which one of its employees allegedly recorded a 9-year-old girl as she used an airplane bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>In a twist, the airline is blaming the child herself for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>An attorney for the airline argued that the unnamed \u201cMary Doe\u201d plaintiff should\u2019ve known she was being recorded \u2014 in the bathroom \u2014 in Monday court filings, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/american-airlines-lawsuit-camera-bathroom-b2549541.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny injuries or illnesses alleged to have been sustained by Plaintiff, Mary Doe, were proximately caused by Plaintiff\u2019s own fault and negligence, were proximately caused by Plaintiff\u2019s use of the compromised lavatory, which she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device,\u201d the filing said.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines was sued after former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/war-coming-soon-dozen-chinese-aircraft-seen-miles-away-port-city-key-military-base-resides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flight<\/a> attendant Estes Carter Thompson III was charged with a spree of bathroom recordings of children earlier this year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/flight-attendant-pleads-not-guilty-to-attempting-to-record-teen-girl-in-airplane-bathroom\/3375239\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WMAQ-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Today, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FBI?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FBI<\/a> arrested Estes Carter Thompson III, an American Airlines flight attendant, for allegedly filming minors using aircraft bathrooms. He was taken into custody without incident in Lynchburg, VA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HVE6dDBQl7\">https:\/\/t.co\/HVE6dDBQl7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1jcZ5BjtA\">pic.twitter.com\/R1jcZ5BjtA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIBoston\/status\/1748078621099532697?\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prosecutors believe that Thompson filmed passengers on board at least five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-airline-passenger-forces-everyone-leave-plane-refusal-comply-wasting-breath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you fly with American Airlines?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The family of the girl in question expressed outrage at the legal defense in remarks provided to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/21\/us-news\/american-airlines-under-fire-for-suggesting-girl-to-blame-in-bathroom-recording-suit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was absolutely shocked, and I think it\u2019s outrageous,\u201d family attorney Paul Llewellyn said of the argument.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that American Airlines and its lawyers would blame a 9-year-old girl for being filmed, in my opinion, just smacks of desperation and depravity,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat on Earth is American Airlines thinking by adopting such a strategy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The girl\u2019s mother was similarly shocked by the argument.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow in good conscience could they even make such a suggestion?\u201d she asked, the Independent reported.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson has pled not guilty to two federal charges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murdered-through-instagram-social-media-sextortion-led-to-teenagers-suicide-family-says\/\" title=\"Teen's Suicide Blamed on Social Media 'Sextortion'\">attempted sexual exploitation<\/a> of children and possession of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-minor-sues-twitter-over-sex-trafficking-on-social-media-site\/\" title=\"Second Minor Sues Twitter Over Sex Trafficking On Social Media Site\">child sexual abuse material depicting<\/a> a minor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flight-attendant-deplanes-passengers-over-maskless-toddler-family-vindicated-in-end\/\" title=\"Flight Attendant Deplanes Passengers Over Maskless Toddler; Family Vindicated In End\u00a0\">male flight attendant<\/a> has been arrested on suspicion of trying to secretly record a 14-year-old girl in the bathroom, onboard an American Airlines flight last year. Cops say he had video footage of at least four minors on other flights.<\/p>\n<p>Estes Carter Thompson III,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4APhgzoiRO\">pic.twitter.com\/4APhgzoiRO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IreneBritUSA (@irenebritusa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irenebritusa\/status\/1748389673272279486?\">January 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-airlines-plane-diverted-offensive-name-passenger-called-flight-attendant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Airlines<\/a> argued that Thompson\u2019s alleged illicit recordings occurred \u201coutside the course and scope of his employment\u201d in the same legal filing.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-airlines-plane-diverted-offensive-name-passenger-called-flight-attendant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carrier<\/a> previously indicated that it took the charges against Thompson \u201cvery seriously,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45583\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45583\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45583\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45583\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Richard Moorhead is a journalist, a graduate of Arizona State University, Army Infantryman, Gold Star grandson, and guitar player.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Airlines faces lawsuit for employee recording 9-year-old in bathroom. 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