[[{“value”:”Court documents have been revealed for an American Airlines flight attendant indicted for allegedly secretly recording multiple underage girls during flights.
“Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, was indicted on one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor,” Daily Mail reports.
“American Airlines flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson III indicted for secretly filming a 14-year-old girl going to the bathroom on the plane. Police say Thompson had recordings of four other girls, 7, 9, 11 & 14, on his phone. The incident happened when Thompson noticed the girl was waiting for the lavatory. He mentioned that the first-class lavatory was open and escorted her to the front. Before entering, Thompson said he needed to wash his hands. He taped his phone to the seat,” Collin Rugg wrote.
“The girl didn’t noticed the phone until she got up. She took a picture to show her mother. The mother then told her father who confronted Thompson in the back of the plane where a ‘kerfuffle’ went down according to the family’s lawyer. Thompson is facing 15-30 years in prison for attempted exploitation of children and 20 years for having images of a prepubescent minor,” he added.
NEW: American Airlines flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson III indicted for secretly filming a 14-year-old girl going to the bathroom on the plane.
Police say Thompson had recordings of four other girls, 7, 9, 11 & 14, on his phone.
The incident happened when Thompson… pic.twitter.com/4DBsK8knY3
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 3, 2024
“Agents have located additional evidence of Thompson’s sexual interest in children within the account. For example, agents have located hundreds of images of child pornography, which appear to have been created through an artificial intelligence,” the court documents read, according to Daily Mail.
Daily Mail reports:
A search of Thompson´s suitcase found 11 ‘INOPERATIVE CATERING EQUIPMENT’ stickers, investigators said. A search of his iCloud account allegedly revealed four additional instances between January and August 2023 in which Thompson recorded a minor using the lavatory on an aircraft.
Police also found photos Thompson took of a nine-year-old unaccompanied minor on a flight from Charlotte to San Antonio on July 9.
He took close up photos of the girl asleep in her seat during the flight and a video of her buttocks as she exited the aircraft.
The parents of one of Thompsons victims have filed a lawsuit against the flight attendant.
‘It felt like we were living in a nightmare when the FBI showed up on our doorstep to tell us that our daughter had been secretly filmed by an American Airlines flight attendant. Since then, our daughter has struggled with fear and anxiety,’ the girl’s family told DailyMail.com in a statement.
‘We are doing everything we can to support her during this traumatic time. An important part of our family’s healing is making sure that the flight attendant and American Airlines are held accountable for what happened to our daughter. We hope that this lawsuit is the first step in making sure nothing like this ever happens to another family.’
“Former American Airlines flight attendant indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly surreptitiously recording or attempting to record a minor female passenger using lavatory aboard an aircraft he was working,” the U.S. Attorney Massachusetts wrote last month.
Former American Airlines flight attendant indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly surreptitiously recording or attempting to record a minor female passenger using lavatory aboard an aircraft he was working.
https://t.co/d633ZvjRz1 pic.twitter.com/UBrrl0j5Qs
— U.S. Attorney Massachusetts (@DMAnews1) April 26, 2024
The United States Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts stated in a press release:
According to court documents, when the minor victim returned to her seat, she informed her parents of what she saw and showed them the picture. The victim’s parents reported the matter to other flight attendants onboard who notified the Captain, who in turn notified law enforcement on the ground. It is alleged that the victim’s father confronted Thompson who, shortly thereafter, locked himself in the lavatory with his iPhone for three to five minutes prior to the flight’s descent.
Upon the flight’s arrival at Boston’s Logan Airport, law enforcement observed that Thompson’s iPhone may have been restored to factory settings. It is alleged that a subsequent search of Thompson’s suitcase was found to contain 11 “INOPERATIVE CATERING EQUIPMENT” stickers, like those observed by the minor victim on the back of the toilet seat. A search of Thompson’s iCloud account allegedly revealed four additional instances between January and August 2023 in which Thompson recorded a minor using the lavatory on an aircraft. The minor victims allegedly depicted in the surreptitious recordings were seven, nine, 11 and 14 years old at the time. Additionally, over 50 images of a nine-year-old unaccompanied minor were allegedly found in Thompson’s iCloud. The images included photos taken while the minor victim was seated in her seat pre-flight and close-ups of her face while sleeping.
All minor victims involved in this matter have been identified and their families contacted by law enforcement.
It is further alleged that hundreds of images of AI-generated child pornography were also found stored on Thompson’s iCloud account.
The charge of attempted sexual exploitation of children provides for a sentence of at least 15 years and up to 30 years in prison. The charge of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Both charges also provide for at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000 and restitution. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.”}]] [[{“value”:”
Court documents have been released for an American Airlines flight assistant indicted on charges of secretly recording several underage girls while on flights. Daily Mail reports that Estes Carter Thompson III (36), was indicted for one count of attempted child sexual exploitation and one count for possession of child pornography showing a prepubescent girl. “American Airlines flight attendant Estes Thompson III was indicted after secretly filming 14-year-old girls going to the toilet on the plane. Thompson had recordings on his phone of four other girls aged 7, 9, 11 and 14. Thompson noticed that the girl was waiting at the lavatory. He told her that the lavatory in first class was open and led her to the front. Thompson told her he had to wash his hand before entering. Collin Rugg wrote: “He taped his cell phone to the chair.” “The girl did not notice the phone until she stood up. She took a photo to show her mom. According to the family lawyer, Thompson was confronted by her father in the back of a plane where the ‘kerfuffle” took place. Thompson faces 15-30 years in jail for attempted exploitation and 20 years for possessing images of a prepubescent child,” he said. NEW: American Airlines flight crew Estes Carter Thomson III has been indicted after secretly filming 14-year-old girl using the bathroom on a plane. Police say Thompson recorded four other girls aged 7, 9, 11 and 14. The incident happened when Thompson… pic.twitter.com/4DBsK8knY3 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 3, 2024 “Agents have located additional evidence of Thompson’s sexual interest in children within the account. According to Daily Mail, agents found hundreds of images of pornography that appeared to be created by artificial intelligence. Investigators found 11 stickers that read ‘INOPERATIVE CATERING EQUIPMENT’ in Thompson’s suitcase, according to the Daily Mail. A search of Thompson’s iCloud account allegedly revealed that he recorded four more instances between January 2023 and August 2023 where a minor used the lavatory in an aircraft. The police also found photos Thompson had taken of a nine year old unaccompanied minor who was on a flight between Charlotte and San Antonio on the 9th of July. He took photos of the girl sleeping in her seat and video of her buttocks when she left the plane. Thompsons victims’ parents have filed a suit against the flight attendant. The FBI came to our door and told us that an American Airlines flight attendant had secretly filmed our daughter. Since then, she has suffered from anxiety and fear,’ the girl’s family said in a DailyMail.com statement. ‘We will do everything we can to help her through this difficult time. Our family’s healing depends on holding the flight attendant responsible for what happened to her. We hope this lawsuit will be the first step to ensuring that something like this never happens to another family. Former American Airlines flight crew indicted by federal grand jury on charges of secretly recording or attempting a record a female minor passenger using the lavatory aboard a plane he was working.https://t.co/d633ZvjRz1 pic.twitter.com/UBrrl0j5Qs — U.S. Attorney Massachusetts (@DMAnews1) April 26, 2024 The United States Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts stated in a press release: According to court documents, when the minor victim returned to her seat, she informed her parents of what she saw and showed them the picture. The victim’s parents informed other flight attendants who then notified the Captain who then notified law enforcement. Thompson, it is claimed, was confronted by the victim’s dad. Thompson, it is said, then locked himself in the bathroom with his iPhone between three and five minutes before the flight descended. When the flight landed at Boston’s Logan Airport law enforcement noticed that Thompson’s phone may have been reset to factory settings. Thompson’s suitcase allegedly contained 11 stickers that read “INOPERATIVE CATERING APPARATUS” just like the ones the minor victim had placed on the toilet seat. Thompson’s iCloud allegedly revealed that between January 2023 and August 2023, Thompson recorded four more instances of minors using the toilet on an airplane. The alleged victims of the recordings were aged seven, nine and 11 years old. Thompson’s iCloud was also allegedly home to over 50 images of a 9-year-old minor who was unaccompanied. The images included photos of the minor victim seated in her seat before a flight and close-ups taken of her face as she slept. The law enforcement has identified all minor victims and contacted their families. Further, it is alleged that hundreds images of AI-generated children pornography have been found on Thompson’s iCloud. The charge of attempted child sexual exploitation carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. The charge of possessing child pornography that depicts a prepubescent juvenile can result in a sentence up to 20 years. Both charges carry a minimum of five years of supervised release and a maximum of lifelong supervision, as well as a fine up to $250,000 or restitution. The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines are used by federal district court judges to determine the sentences. The Sentencing Guidelines are a set of statutes and guidelines that govern the determinations of sentences in criminal cases.
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