American Airlines Walks Back Claim That 9-Year-Old ‘Should Have Known’ Plane Toilet Had Camera [Video]

American Airlines has condemned a filing from its legal team that suggested a 9-year-old girl, who was allegedly filmed using an in-flight lavatory by a flight attendant, was at fault for what happened to her.

In a Monday legal filing, which came in response to a civil lawsuit from the 9-year-old’s family, attorneys argued the child “knew or should have known” about the “visible and illuminated recording device” in the bathroom.

After backlash from the public and the girl’s family, American Airlines said that “outside legal counsel retained with our insurance company” had made an “error” in the filing.

“The included defense is not representative of our airline and we have directed it be amended this morning,” an airline spokesperson told HuffPost in an email. “We do not believe this child is at fault and we take the allegations involving a former team member very seriously.”

The attorneys who authored …