I just finished talking to a friend of mine who is also a co-worker. He told me that on his last flight they had a male passenger arrested for molesting a 12 year old girl. I won’t get into the details because frankly, I’m disgusted at what happened.
What I will say is . . . whenever you’re on a flight or just anywhere in public, please keep your children in sight at all times. It doesn’t take very long for some sicko to do harm.
In this case, the father and daughter were traveling back home to the west coast. Since the flight was pretty empty, the girl decided to sit by herself a few rows behind the Dad. During the movie, my friend was walking through the cabin when he noticed a man sitting next to her. He said something didn’t seem right so he kept an eye on them. That’s when he saw it. He approached them and asked if they were traveling together. The man said yes, so did the girl. When my friend questioned them again, the girl shook her head “no”.
They ended up restraining the guy and told the father what had occurred. You can just imagine the outrage that followed. The crew had to restrain him as well because he was just going crazy. Who could blame him?
Use this as a reminder that anything can happen anywhere. Please keep your children safe.
37 Comments on “Keep An Eye On Your Children”
8:29 am
What are we going to do with this problem.
9:35 am
Horrific and frightening!!!
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10:21 am
The scary people are way too bold! That guy was certainly crazy knowing the dad was right there!!
My NY took his 17 year old niece to Italy in 1997 and on the flight home he took an empty row with Juliana behind him. When he woke up a guy was sitting by his niece trying to pick up on her. NY had to get aggressive because the guy just ignored him when he told him to go back to his own seat. Crazy!!
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1:49 pm
It’s a shame you can’t trust anyone. Especially when travelling! It’s easy to let your guard down when you travel.
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1:59 pm
Scary! I am glad that someone was paying close enough attention to notice what that horrible man was doing. MAN!!!
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2:01 pm
Oh my gosh ….. Oh my gosh ….. I honestly don’t know what else to say.
They would have had to restrain me, too.
2:21 pm
Holy $#*!
This is terrible. I’m just not sure what this world is coming to!
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2:23 pm
That is awful, how can people be like that.
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2:59 pm
How terribly awful….good reminder to keep a close eye even on the “big” kids!
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4:00 pm
how sad and tragic. why didn’t this child scream and yell for her father? why did she keep silent and say that she knew this man? as parents it is our responsibility to arm our children with knowledge to help prevent situations like this.
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6:25 pm
If your older child wants to sit alone, let’em sit in front of you so you CAN see them. Kudos to your coworker for intervening!
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6:52 pm
OMG! So scary. I get nutty when my kids aren’t sitting or standing with me when we are out there somewhere. You just never know.
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7:55 pm
That’s awful!
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10:32 pm
How horrible! That poor little girl. What is this world coming to?! Hopefully she will be alright.
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11:22 pm
I just read something the other day that sounds a lot like this story…it was a sailor.
I just don’t understand weirdos.
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12:44 am
My daughter is almost 12yo, and I must admit I have a difficult time letting her out of my sight sometimes.
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1:03 am
I hear ya! I don’t even let my 12yo go to a public br alone in a mall or movie theater. Sicko’s like that are everywhere!!!
1:20 am
I’m so glad your co-worker was as attentive as he was. Y’all do not have an easy job… and blessings on y’all for what you do
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2:02 am
I think that GG is old enough to be a girl scout now.
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2:33 am
Kailani my heart is racing after reading this. So I cannot even BEGIN to imagine how angry this father was, how scared the little girl was. Praises to the crew member who cared enough to check things out–that’s the bright spot in this. xoxo
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2:57 am
That makes me sick.
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3:03 am
The saddest thing is that one in three girls will be molested at least once before the age of 16. There is no limit to the amount of people these monsters can prey on. I hope you hugged on your co-workers neck for being proactive!
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3:24 am
when are you going to have a normal flight???
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3:36 am
soooo scary
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3:41 am
This is one of my worst fears. Why do they have to be freaking sickos out there UGGGH :(. I’m so glad they caught him though and I can’t even imagine what was going through that dad’s mind right then and there.
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4:22 am
Hello! I too love to play in the rain. It looks like you have been busy with reviews. I hope everyone is healthy and happy.
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4:44 am
How absolutely horrific! I’m so glad that your co-worker was ‘in tune’ enough to recognize that something wasn’t right and that they were able to restrain this sicko. That poor girl & her dad. Nobody can blame him for going crazy - they would’ve had to restrain me, too! Definitely a reminder to keep an eye on the children - young & older - and, unfortunately, we need to keep an eye on everyone else around us. You just never know what will happen!
Jennifer
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6:22 am
Sick!!!! One can’t be too careful. It’s sad.
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2:15 pm
why??????
I just don’t understand why everyone can’t just be normal and nice.
This is nasty. I am off to hoover the house.
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12:17 am
That makes me physically ill. I am so glad your co-worker was alert. I’m sorry, but guys like that should be hung by their genitals…andfrankly, THAT is too good for them. It really is a sad thing that we can’t trust just a few yards away!!!
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2:05 am
Unbelievable. Thank goodness for your friend.
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2:33 am
how sad. how gutsy of that guy to do it in such a place. thank goodness your friend was observant. thanks for the advice.
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3:16 am
That is one of my (and my hubby’s) worst nightmares. And it’s so scary because you just can’t be with them at all times… Thank you for the reminder to be ever vigilant, even in places where you wouldn’t think you’d have to be.
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7:37 am
Having a teenage daughter, I can’t even begin to blog about how scared to death I am to let her out of my sight, and she’ll be 14. What’s hard is she just doesn’t understand how crazy this world is, and I am only trying to keep her safe. She thinks I am blowing things out of proportion.
I wouldn’t blame the dad at all.
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8:23 pm
Oh my heavenly days. That is just horrible… grr… I can’t even think of anything to say… my mind is so jumbled by this!!
8:01 pm
How awful. This man was probably a repeat offender, too. They often know just how to threaten a child to keep her quiet. Kudos to the man who saw and reported it! His willingness to do the right thing saved the girl from worse, and hopefully prevented the man from claiming another victim.
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2:23 pm
Oh god, that’s awful! See? This is why I’m so paranoid and over protective, especially with my back ground.
You would probably have to restrain me too, I would want to kill that man.
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