Crime & Safety

Man Accused of Terrorizing Teen on Flight Will Stay in Jail

Judge denies Chad Cameron Camp's attempt to get out jail before trial.

A man accused of terrorizing a teen by sexually abusing her on a flight to Portland will have to stay in jail.

A federal judge denied Chad Cameron Camp's request to get out of jail before trial.

He had been on a plane from Dallas to Portland last month when he was seated next to a 13-year-old girl.

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"I felt frightened and trapped," she told police and the FBIafter the flight, recounting how Camp allegedly repeatedly touched her - including her thigh and crotch.

Camp, who had been seen having several drinks before the flight, was returning from a residential alcohol dependency treatment program.

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The family of the teen has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Camp and American Airlines.

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