A father traveling with his 13-year-old daughter says he was wrongly suspected of human trafficking by flight attendants

Sun, 05/14/2023 - 06:00

An American Airlines plane sits at the gate. — Francisco De Jesus and his daughter were flying on American Airlines from Seattle to Charlotte.
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A father told King 5 News he was wrongly suspected of human trafficking by flight attendants.
Francisco De Jesus was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter when he was stopped by security.
He said his daughter was spoken to by flight attendants while he was using the restroom.

A father said he was stopped by airport security after flight attendants wrongly suspected him of human trafficking.

Francisco De Jesus told King 5 News he was flying with his 13-year-old daughter from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina earlier this month.