ORLANDO, Fla. – A disturbing discovery onboard a plane leads to a flight attendant being placed under arrest.
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Investigators say 36-year-old Estes Carter Thompson III — an American Airlines flight attendant — repeatedly used his phone to record kids using the restroom, including one alleged incident on a flight out of Orlando.
In that case, the FBI says it happened to an 11-year-old on a flight from Orlando to Charlotte last summer.
According to the arrest affidavit, Thompson “closed the door, leaving Minor C alone in the lavatory. Minor C then partially undressed.”
The discovery was made after another family accused Thompson of recording their 14-year-old daughter on a flight from Charlotte to Boston a month later.
“When he came out he told her the seat is broken we will fix it when we get back to Charlotte don’t worry about it,” the victim’s parent told CBS News.
The girl took a picture of the concealed iPhone and when she told her parents, they immediately reported it to the flight crew.
“I took my daughters phone back there and showed them the picture. When the male flight attendant saw it his face went totally white,” the parent said.
Investigators say they found more evidence on his iCloud account showing other secret recordings.
Thompson was arrested and has been let go from the airline.
‘Come to me, princess:’ Woman escapes attempted kidnapping at EPCOT parking lot
Scary moments for a Disney World worker after she says someone tried to abduct her right in the middle of an EPCOT parking lot.
This happened back in July, but the Orange County Sheriff’s Office just released the report.
The victim says she was walking to her car after her shift around 9 p.m. when a man grabbed her around her waist and pulled her toward his driver-side window.
She was able to elbow the guy in the head to get away.
Deputies say a car was seen speeding away, but the area where it happened is out of view of security cameras.
Brad Pitt filming movie in Central Florida
Another star of the silver screen is making a “pit stop” in Florida. Actor Brad Pitt is filming a movie in Volusia County.
Pappas Drive-In and Restaurant in New Smyrna Beach confirms part of Pitt’s upcoming movie about Formula 1 auto racing will be filmed there.
Daytona International Speedway will also be a filming location over the next two weekends.
The movie is set to be released sometime next year.
Random Florida Fact
The frog leg festival in Fellsmere, Florida, is a tradition that goes back over 30 years.
In 1990, a group of locals wanted to find a new way to fund recreational programs in the city.
So, they caught 400 pounds of frogs around Fellsmere to make frog leg dinners and it was a huge hit — selling out every night of the festival.
Since then, attendance has grown tremendously and the city continues to benefit.
In fact, the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival is going on right now. Check out the full story right here.
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