American Airlines In Damage Control Over Embarrassing Legal Filings.

American Airlines is facing backlash after legal filings claimed that a 9-year-old girl was responsible for allowing herself to be secretly filmed in an aircraft restroom by a male flight attendant. The airline has since retracted the filings, stating that they were made by an outside legal counsel and that the allegation of the child's "own fault and negligence" was an error. The incident occurred when a 14-year-old girl was escorted to a restroom by the flight attendant, who then concealed his cellphone inside to record her. The girl noticed the phone and took a picture, leading to the flight attendant's arrest. The girl's mother expressed shock and anger at American Airlines for blaming her daughter. The airline has apologized and stated that they do not believe the child is at fault. [Extracted from the article]