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American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested For Alleged Plane Bathroom Recordings
simpleflying.com ^ | 19 January 2024 | BY RYTIS BERESNEVIČIUS

Posted on 01/19/2024 7:22:21 PM PST by Red Badger

American Airlines said that it was cooperating with the authorities to resolve the case.

SUMMARY An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested for allegedly attempting to record minors in an airplane's lavatory.

The perpetrator targeted unsuspecting minors on at least five flights.

A victim on a Charlotte to Boston flight discovered his concealed iPhone, which resulted in the Captain alerting law enforcement on the ground at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).

The United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts rhas revealed that an American Airlines flight attendant was arrested after allegedly recording or attempting to record a minor while they were using the lavatory on a flight in September 2023. The perpetrator allegedly has four additional recordings of minors using the bathrooms onboard aircraft from flights he worked on previously.

Repeated recording or recording attempts

In a statement, Jodi Cohen, a Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Boston Division, said the American Airlines flight attendant was arrested after he repeatedly targeted unsuspected minors to “sexually exploit them for his own gratification.” Cohen added that what the defender is accused of is “disgraceful, and we believe, calculated, given that this alleged conduct occurred on at least five flights.”

“This case should make it crystal clear that the FBI takes crimes aboard aircraft and the sexual exploitation of children seriously. If you’ve been the victim of a crime aboard an aircraft or have witnessed one take place, we ask you to report it to both your flight crew and the FBI.”

The Attorney’s Office detailed that the alleged offender was attempting to record a 14-year-old female passenger while on an American Airlines flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and Boston Logan International Airlines (BOS). The airline runs at least seven daily flights on the route, with either Airbus A321 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft, according to schedules published by Flightradar24.

According to the statement, the alleged crime occurred midway through the flight, when the minor wanted to use the main cabin lavatory, the nearest bathroom to where she was seated. However, it was occupied, and after waiting by the doors, the defendant approached her, offering her the use of the first class lavatory at the front of the aircraft.

Yet before she entered it, the flight attendant told her he needed to wash his hands, informing her that the seat was also broken, and proceeded to enter the lavatory. Allegedly, after the cabin crew member left the lavatory, the victim saw red stickers on the underside of the toilet seat lid, which was open.

The stickers read, “INOPERATIVE CATERING EQUIPMENT,” “REMOVE FROM SERVICE,” and “SEAT BROKEN.” The words on the stickers were written by hand, and the Attorney’s Office alleged that the flight attendant’s iPhone was beneath the stickers. The victim took a picture of the scene, and after she left the lavatory, she showed the image of the stickers and the concealed phone to her parents.

American Airlines has been sued over an incident onboard a September 2 flight from Charlotte to Boston involving a hidden camera in the lavatory.

Cooperating with the authorities

In turn, the parents informed another American Airlines flight attendant, who subsequently told the Captain of the flight, who also requested the presence of law enforcement upon landing at BOS. The Attorney’s Office stated that the perpetrator’s phone may have been reset to factory settings, as he locked himself in a lavatory after being confronted by the victim’s father.

Upon searching the defendant’s suitcase, law enforcement allegedly found 11 additional “INOPERATIVE CATERING EQUIPMENT” stickers. A further search through his iCloud resulted in police finding four other alleged incidents, such as the one on the flight between CLT and BOS, involving four different minors.

The case is currently being prosecuted. In a statement to CBS News, American Airlines said that the flight attendant has not worked for the airline since the September 2023 incident, with the carrier adding that it was fully cooperating with the authorities on the case. The airline affirmed that the safety and security of its passengers and crews were paramount.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: airlines; americanairlines; aviation; bidenlegacy; flythepervyskies; pedophile; pervo; travel
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1 posted on 01/19/2024 7:22:21 PM PST by Red Badger
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The perpetrator allegedly has four additional recordings of minors using the bathrooms onboard aircraft from flights he worked on previously.... ...the alleged offender was attempting to record a 14-year-old female passenger

The most shocking thing about this story is that there actually exists a male flight attendant that likes girls.

2 posted on 01/19/2024 7:25:49 PM PST by Gena Bukin
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To: Red Badger

The suspect locked himself into the restroom after being confronted by the victim’s father.

I don’t think the suspect’s next job eval will be fit for anything other than a flusher.


3 posted on 01/19/2024 7:29:09 PM PST by lee martell
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He should leave the country, and come back in as a Mexican.
Free housing and doesn’t have to work…


4 posted on 01/19/2024 7:31:08 PM PST by EEGator
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To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...

AVIATION PING!.....................


5 posted on 01/19/2024 7:32:30 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Gena Bukin

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that.


6 posted on 01/19/2024 7:34:48 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Red Badger

“A victim on a Charlotte to Boston flight discovered his concealed iPhone, “

Didn’t the victim know where his Iphone was?


7 posted on 01/19/2024 7:35:54 PM PST by DaiHuy (I support LGBTQ. (Lets Get Biden to Quit.))
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To: EEGator

Most unfortunately, that is all quite true at the moment.


8 posted on 01/19/2024 7:36:26 PM PST by lee martell
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To: lee martell

You’re kidding, right? He’s bound for the cockpit. They kick his type upstairs.

Just look at the guy flying the airplane that bounced on landing and bent the entire fuselage.


9 posted on 01/19/2024 7:36:55 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Red Badger

Prevert fayg.


10 posted on 01/19/2024 7:37:13 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: DaiHuy

The perp’s iPhone.

See pic at link. It was taped to the seat lid................


11 posted on 01/19/2024 7:37:27 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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12 posted on 01/19/2024 7:39:46 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Oh I’m sure the FBI takes it very seriously! The fact they had to underline that means people don’t believe them.


13 posted on 01/19/2024 7:42:41 PM PST by Rural_Michigan
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s going to take a village of Pit Bull Tort Lawyers financially disemboweling the airlines before they wake up and stop trying to force the paying public to play Make Believe. Some board of director members may get that breech of trust lawsuit party started on their own.


14 posted on 01/19/2024 7:43:46 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Red Badger

Of course it was a faggot.

Really pathetic how loudly they screech when you remind them of how many are pedophile rapists.


15 posted on 01/19/2024 7:59:12 PM PST by doorgunner69 (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
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To: DaiHuy

“Didn’t the victim know where his Iphone was?”

No kidding. That’s some fine English language writing right there.


16 posted on 01/19/2024 7:59:57 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Red Badger

OK, let me try to understand this. I have not flown on commercial flight since Braniff Airlines was a thing. So now there are MALE stewardesses? YUK!


17 posted on 01/19/2024 8:01:01 PM PST by Free Deplorable
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To: Gena Bukin

“The most shocking thing about this story is that there actually exists a male flight attendant that likes girls.”

That part makes no sense as there aren’t any male flight attendants who aren’t gay.


18 posted on 01/19/2024 8:01:14 PM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: Free Deplorable

Have been for years. Most are fags......................if not all............and the females are ugly................


19 posted on 01/19/2024 8:02:20 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

this is totally unexpected isn’t it......some of those fruity stewards I am not surprised....


20 posted on 01/19/2024 8:03:35 PM PST by cherry
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