US: American Airlines Flight Attendant Gets 18.5 Years in Jail for Secretly Filming Minor Girls in Plane Lavatories After 14-Year-Old Passenger Finds iPhone Hidden on Toilet Seat

An American Airlines flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison for secretly filming girls as young as seven inside airplane lavatories. The hidden iPhone taped to a toilet seat was discovered by a 14-year-old passenger, who immediately alerted authorities.

Flight Attendant Estes Carter Thompson III (Photo Credits: X/ @MarioNawfal)

Flight Attendant Jailed for Filming Girls

🇺🇸 FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO FILMED GIRLS IN PLANE TOILETS GETS 18.5 YEARS IN JAIL

Estes Carter Thompson III used his phone to secretly film girls as young as 7 inside airplane lavatories.

A 14-year-old spotted the taped-up device and alerted authorities.

That led to his arrest,… pic.twitter.com/DKHGUipFmQ

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 25, 2025

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