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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Leah Willingham and Michael Casey

Flight attendant who secretly recorded girls in airplane bathroom jailed for just under 20 years

This undated inmate photo provided by the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority shows Estes Carter Thompson III - (Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority)

A flight attendant who secretly filmed young girls by taping his phone to an aeroplane toilet has been given a near two-decade prison sentence.

Estes Carter Thompson III, formerly of American Airlines, received 18.5 years behind bars, followed by five years of supervised release. Boston U.S. District Court Judge Julia Kobick condemned his actions as "appalling", stating that the child victims’ "innocence has been lost" due to his behaviour.

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