50 years in prison

US flight attendant (37) filmed young girls in the toilet

Right: This photo of the suspected flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson was published by the US authorities. Left: The flight attendant's peeping Tom iPhone was hidden under the red "Defect" sticker ("Seat Broken").(Bild: Boston Police, Krone KREATIV)

Disgusting deeds in the lavatory of American Airlines planes: a flight attendant allegedly filmed several young girls there with a hidden iPhone. He has now been arrested by the FBI in the US state of Virginia. He is facing 50 years in prison. 

Estes Carter Thompson III is in custody in the US state of Massachusetts. The American Airlines flight attendant is alleged to have secretly recorded videos of underage girls in the in-flight restroom.

When a 14-year-old girl had to use the restroom on September 2, flight attendant Thompson accompanied her to the first-class restroom.

Girl photographed smartphone as evidence
The teenager discovered stickers on the open toilet seat - underneath which was a cell phone with a running camera. The girl photographed the smartphone as proof and told her parents. The angry father wanted to confront the steward, but he locked himself in the toilet.

The flight attendant's peeping Tom iPhone was hidden under the red "Seat Broken" sticker. One of his victims (14) photographed the situation.(Bild: Boston Police)

The pilot informed the authorities, who arrested Thompson. Investigators found videos of another four girls (7, 9 and 11 years old) on the defendant's cell phone. He also hoarded hundreds of images of child pornography created by artificial intelligence. Now he faces up to 50 years in prison!