"Former American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested for Filming Minors in Aircraft Bathrooms"

Former American Airlines flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson III was arrested for allegedly attempting to record a minor female passenger using a bathroom aboard an aircraft and possessing recordings of four additional minor female passengers. He was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. The incidents occurred on at least five flights, and 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. American Airlines released a statement expressing their cooperation with law enforcement and emphasizing the importance of customer safety and security.