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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

American Airlines backtracks on blaming 9-year-old girl who was recorded in plane bathroom

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American Airlines says a statement issued by the company on Monday blaming a 9-year-old girl who was recorded while using a plane bathroom was made in “error.”

The airline is being sued in a Texas court after the now former flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, used a recording device to film girls between the ages of seven and 14 years old using the American Airlines bathroom for several months in 2023.

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