A teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing
A teenage girl and her parents are suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant secretly filmed her using an airplane toilet
BOSTON — The family of a North Carolina teenager is suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant taped an iPhone to an airplane toilet to record her using the restroom during a September flight.
Lawyers for the 14-year-old and her parents say that American “knew or should have known the flight attendant was a danger.” They say the failure of other crew members to confiscate the employee's phone allowed him to destroy evidence.
The lawsuit against American and the unidentified flight attendant was filed Friday in U.S. district court in North Carolina.
American said the flight attendant was “withheld from service” immediately after the alleged incident and has not worked since.
“We take this matter very seriously and have been fully cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation, as safety and security are our highest priorities,” American said in a prepared statement.
According to the lawsuit, the incident happened on a Sept. 2 flight from Charlotte to Boston.
The girl said that while she was waiting to use a bathroom in the economy section, where her family was sitting, the flight attendant told her to use one in the first-class cabin. He entered the bathroom first, saying he needed to wash his hands, then emerged a minute later to tell the girl that the seat was broken but not to worry about it.
The girl said that after she used the toilet, she noticed an iPhone that was mostly hidden by red airline tape reading “Remove from service” — but the camera flash was glowing.
The girl “was shocked and scared,” according to the lawsuit. “It immediately occurred to her that
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