Delta airlines worker swiped kid's lost iPad and uploaded explicit videos of himself, lawsuit claims
Parents Tory and Brooke Brewer were flying from their home in South Carolina to London in July 2023 when one of their two kids left an iPad — in a pink Peppa Pig case — on the plane during a stopover at JFK Airport, according to a lawsuit they filed against Delta.
They later got random messages about activity on the device — and the 'Find My' app tracked it to Jamaica, Queens, where JFK is located.
3 A Delta Airlines employee uploaded explicit videos of himself on a child's lost iPad at JFK Airport in New York City, according to a lawsuit.
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Photos then started getting synced to Tory Brewer's iCloud, starting with selfies of a man 'wearing a Delta uniform and name badge,' according to the filing — which included some blurred-out images.
But just over a month after losing the device, they started getting pornographic videos showing the man 'masturbating while in his Delta uniform and wearing his Delta name badge,' according to the lawsuit.
The devious Delta employee also accessed the Brewers' iTunes account and created their own profile — and hacked into their Amazon account, too, according to the lawsuit.
That hacked Amazon account was called 'Gay' — and was first discovered by one of the Brewers' kids, the lawsuit said.
3 Photos of the man exposing himself and masturbating were uploaded to the device and synced to the family's iCloud.
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The Brewers filed their first 'lost-and-found' report with Delta the day after realizing the iPad was missing, then kept trying after realizing it was being used to upload the disturbing porn, the lawsuit said.
The only response they ever got from Delta was an automatic 'no reply' email stating they were continuing to look for the iPad, the suit claimed.
The Brewers have accused Delta of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, harassment, and even sexual assault.
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They are seeking damages and accountability from the airline, alleging Delta failed to respond meaningfully to their concerns.
Delta said it is aware of the lawsuit.
3 Delta claimed the employee worked for a vendor company, not the airline.
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'The accused individual is not a Delta employee but one of a vendor company,' an airline spokesperson told The Post in a statement, without identifying the employee.
Delta has 'zero tolerance for unlawful behavior' but declined to comment further on the pending litigation, the company added.
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