American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is walking back a court filing in which it seemed to blame a 9-year-old girl for not noticing a camera phone when she used an airplane lavatory. A former flight attendant has pleaded not guilty to luring young girls to use the lavatory where he taped an iPhone to the toilet. American had said it would dispute a lawsuit by the 9-year-old’s family by showing that any injuries she suffered were caused by her “own fault and negligence” because “she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.” A spokesperson said Thursday that the wording was a mistake and American doesn’t believe the child is at fault for the incident.