Delta Sued After Child Passenger's iPad Used for Explicit Videos
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A couple from South Carolina is suing Delta Air Lines after sexually explicit videos, allegedly filmed by an airline worker, appeared on their iCloud account after their child lost an iPad on a flight.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S District Court for the District of South Carolina on July 16, listing Delta Air Lines and Unifi Aviation, a ground handling and aviation services company partly owned by Delta, as defendants.
"This experience has been horrifying and something we never could have anticipated," Brooke Brewer, who filed the lawsuit with her husband, Tory Brewer, said in a statement to Newsweek.
A Delta spokesperson told Newsweek that the "accused individual is not a Delta employee but one of a vendor company" that it did not identify. The spokesperson added that the airline has "zero tolerance for unlawful behavior of any kind" but declined to comment further on the pending litigation.
Newsweek has contacted Unifi Aviation for comment via email.
A Delta flight arrives at JFK International Airport in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background on February 7, 2024.
A Delta flight arrives at JFK International Airport in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background on February 7, 2024.
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Why It Matters
Brewer said the family filed the suit and is speaking out to ensure something similar doesn't happen to others.
What To Know
According to the complaint, Brooke and Tory Brewer flew with their two children on a Delta flight from Charleston to New York City on July 19, 2023, before connecting to a flight to London.
When they arrived in London, they realized they had left an iPad belonging to one of their children—in a pink Peppa Pig case—on the flight to New York.
Brooke Brewer began receiving text messages about the missing device, so she used Apple's "Find My" app to trace it to the New York City borough of Queens, the complaint said.
Soon afterward, selfies of an individual wearing a Delta uniform and name badge began appearing on the family's iCloud account, the complaint said.
On August 27, pornographic videos of the same individual began appearing in family's iCloud account.
"In the videos, the Defendant Delta's employee is masturbating while in his Delta uniform and wearing his Delta name badge," the complaint said. The individual is not named in the complaint.
The family first filed a "lost-and-found" report with Delta on July 20, the complaint said. They filed a second report on August 27.
The only response the family received between August 27 and September 3, 2023, were "generalized 'no-reply' emails indicating that the Defendant was searching for the device," the complaint said.
Another pornographic video of the same individual appeared on the family's iCloud account on September 3, the complaint said.
It also alleged the individual accessed the family's iTunes account to create their own profile and a profile on their Amazon account titled "Gay."
What People Are Saying
Brooke Brewer, in a statement to Newsweek: "This experience has been horrifying and something we never could have anticipated. In the rush of de-boarding, our child simply left their device on the plane. We're sharing our story in hope we can help prevent this from happening to others. If speaking out can spare just one family from having to endure something like this, we would be grateful."
Delta Air Lines, in a statement: "Delta is aware of the complaint. The accused individual is not a Delta employee but one of a vendor company. We have zero tolerance for unlawful behavior of any kind but will decline to comment further on this pending litigation."
What Happens Next
The family is seeking compensation for the "mental and emotional pain and suffering they endured and continue to endure," according to the complaint.
They are also seeking "reimbursement for their losses and all bills and expenses incurred."
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