Body Found On Airplane
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Associated Press
Published: Fri, October 12, 2007 - 1:34 pm
Last Updated: Fri, October 12, 2007 - 1:37 pm
Last Updated: Fri, October 12, 2007 - 1:37 pm
filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines after the child said a man
sexually molested her on a flight from San Diego to Atlanta.
Savannah lawyer Mark Tate is representing the family. He says
the girl -- whose name is NOT included in the lawsuit -- was
traumatized.
Tate says the girl reported the assault to her mother when she
got off the plane January 6th, but authorities have filed no
criminal charges and have not identified a suspect. The mother took
the report to police in Huntsville, Alabama, Atlanta police and the
FBI.
Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott says the airline tries to
properly serve all passengers and to ensure their safety and
security. She says Delta has special rules for keeping a close
watch on children flying alone.
The lawsuit filed in Fulton County State Court says the girl was
on a return trip from San Diego where she was visiting her father.
Her mother -- a 31-year-old property manager from Huntsville -- was
set to meet the plane in Atlanta.
The lawsuit says the man began rubbing himself while rubbing the
child's face.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Children, under the age of 16, are too young to be alone on any
public conveyance. This is just another example of parents dumping there childs care on fellow travelers or staff. I see it all the time, on public transportation, at vacation spots, camp grounds, water parks, you get the picture. The parents are so self centered they feel they shouldn’t be responsible, after all, they paid for a ticket, and that leaves the staff, with the added responsibility of baby sitting. When the staff members are too busy, this leaves everyone else in the area to deal with an uncontrolled child or volunteer to baby sit.
He might have been a pervert, but, by allowing a child, that young, to travel alone, anything could happen or be imagined.
I’m a male, 54 years old, and I would not allow myself to be alone with a strange child, anywhere. Although I am not a child
molester. The way our legal system is designed, the child could say what ever she might imagine and my reputation could be destroyed. Even if, after thousands of dollars in legal fees, my name were cleared, you know how it works. Accusations are on PAGE ONE and acquittal is some where at the bottom of page 18.