I spotted this disgusting report in the Washingto Post today.
Look, if the Mods think that this is not a suitable story for PPrune, then please just delete my post.
Here is the link (maybe behind paywall):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/trave...amera-lawsuit/
This is the gist of the story:
"The parents of a 14-year-old girl are suing American Airlines after they say a male flight attendant hid his cellphone to secretly film their daughter in the bathroom aboard a flight in September from Charlotte to Boston.
During the Sept. 2 flight, the lawsuit alleges that a flight attendant used tape to affix an iPhone to the toilet lid and started recording right before the North Carolina teen entered the restroom.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on Friday, says the airline “knew or should have known the flight attendant was a danger.” Other crew members failed to confiscate the employee’s phone after the girl complained about the incident, the complaint stated, which allowed him time to destroy the alleged evidence.
The alleged incident occurred midflight as the teen and her family traveled to visit her brother in Boston. While she waited to use the restroom in economy class, the unnamed flight attendant approached her and told her to use the bathroom at the front of the plane in first class, the complaint stated.
After leading her there, the flight attendant allegedly entered the restroom before the teen and told her he needed to wash his hands before trash collection began. About a minute later, he exited the restroom and, according to the complaint, told the girl, “The toilet seat in there is broken. But don’t worry about it. We’re going to get it fixed when we get back to Charlotte.”
The girl saw the toilet lid had red tape with the words “SEAT BROKEN” written on it, according to the complaint. She locked the door and used the restroom. But when she tried to flush the toilet she said she found a phone hidden beneath the tape with its camera flash turned on.
The plaintiff, identified as only Jane Doe, “was shocked and scared,” the complaint stated. “It immediately occurred to her that someone had put the phone there to film her using the toilet.” She then took a photo with her own phone of the alleged setup.
Once she left the restroom, the flight attendant went back in, locked the door and the girl returned to her seat where she informed her parents of what happened.
The teen’s father insisted on seeing the male flight attendant’s phone. The lawsuit says the father witnessed the flight attendant “tapping furiously” on his device’s screen before eventually handing it over. The father did not see any suspicious or questionable videos or photos, the complaint stated."
And here is a photo provided by the victims lawyer:
Well, if true, this is new low in human behaviour. The girl was 14 years old!!
My immediate reaction was that the story must be made-up. After all, the camera's bright light is on, and the camera is positioned to film an extreme close-up of the users back, when sitting on the throne. (OK, before/after might be different). And what are the chances of going undetected?
But it does seem as if something happened. It seems to be confirmed that the flight attendant was in the toilet just before the young girl. And he handed over his mobile phone for examination, whereas he could have flat-out refused if he was completely innocent. And the FBI are investigating, although they have said nothing yet, apparently. And there is the (absurd) photo.
Any thoughts?
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