NC - An American Airlines flight attendant - Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, is accused of secretly recording underage passengers

[arielilane]

An American Airlines flight attendant has been accused of secretly recording underage passengers while they were using the airplane bathrooms, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said Thursday.

Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, North Carolina, is accused of recording five girls in multiple incidents between January 2023 and September 2023. An investigation began after an incident on Sept. 2, when a 14-year-old passenger reported that she had found an iPhone taped to the backside of the toilet lid while she was using the bathroom on a flight from Boston to Charlotte.

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American Airlines flight attendant accused of secretly filming underage girls in airplane bathroom

An American Airlines flight attendant has been accused of secretly recording underage passengers while they were using the airplane bathrooms, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts said Thursday.

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[arielilane]

BOSTON – An American Airlines flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly surreptitiously recording or attempting to record a minor female passenger using a lavatory aboard an aircraft he was working in September 2023. The defendant is also alleged to have possessed recordings of four additional minor female passengers using lavatories aboard the aircraft he had worked previously.

Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, N.C., was charged with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child *advertiser censored* depicting a prepubescent minor. Thompson was arrested today in Lynchburg, Va. and will remain in custody pending his initial appearance in the Western District of Virginia. He will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date.

“The deeply disturbing conduct alleged here is something no parent or child should ever have to worry about when they travel. Mr. Thompson allegedly used his position to prey on and surreptitiously record innocent children, including unaccompanied minors, while in a vulnerable state aboard flights he was working,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “Everyone – especially children – should feel safe and secure as airline passengers, and parents should feel comfortable traveling with their children. Protecting children is a paramount priority for this office and we will aggressively investigate and hold accountable people who victimize children.”

American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested for Filming Minors in Aircraft Lavatory

BOSTON – An American Airlines flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly surreptitiously recording or attempting to record a minor female passenger using a lavatory aboard an aircraft he was working in September 2023. The defendant is also alleged to have possessed recordings of four...

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

 

[arielilane]

American Airlines flight attendant allegedly filmed several female minors in aircraft bathrooms
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https://truecrimedaily.com/2024/01/...censored*-sexual-exploitation-north-carolina/

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TCD) -- A 36-year-old American Airlines flight attendant faces charges after allegedly taping several female minors, ages 7 through 14, in aircraft lavatories without their knowledge.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Estes Thompson III was working an American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Boston on Sept. 2, 2023, when he was allegedly caught trying to film a 14-year-old female passenger in the aircraft bathroom.

 

[azure]

Lucky that this guy is a complete idiot (the seat broken sign with the phone flash on below it?), so he could be quickly caught.

 

[arielilane]

Outrage is mounting against American Airlines as the company attempts to distance itself legally from the alleged misconduct of one of its flight attendants.

Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, is facing charges of sexually exploiting children and possessing child *advertiser censored*, with prosecutors alleging that he took illicit pictures of underage girls while working on American Airlines flights.

Attorney: Airline ‘should be ashamed’ over bathroom recording case

Outrage is mounting against American Airlines as the company attempts to distance itself legally from the alleged misconduct of one of its flight attendants.

www.newsnationnow.com

FEB 22, 2024

 

[weepingangel]

Ex-flight attendant accused of secretly filming girls in airplane bathroom indicted

The victims in the recordings were seven, nine, 11 and 14 years old when they were secretly filmed while going to the bathroom on an airplane, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

www.masslive.com

 

[arielilane]

Ex-flight attendant accused of secretly filming girls in airplane bathroom indicted

The victims in the recordings were seven, nine, 11 and 14 years old when they were secretly filmed while going to the bathroom on an airplane, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

www.masslive.com

I am simply amazed with the smarts this young survivor has -- how she handled the situation, taking the initiative and engaged about it with her parents (who cared enough to take action) about the crime. I suspect other (future) victims have been saved!!! moo

Bravo! Cheers!



From the article (pic also from article):

The victim took pictures of the red stickers and the concealed iPhone with her phone before leaving the bathroom, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Thompson went back into the bathroom as soon as she left it.



When the victim returned to her seat, she told her parents what had happened and showed them the pictures she took, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. Her parents then reported the incident to other flight attendants who notified the plane’s captain, and the captain notified law enforcement on the ground.