Dear Sara, thank you so much for following Jan and my incident (law suite) with American Airlines and this 1st Officer Sigsbee John Nelson…and actually caring about us enough to write the FACTs of what really happened to us!! When this verdict came in yesterday it was SHOCKING! No one believed it! Everything that we went through since Feb.16th 2019 has changed us forever. ALL of our experience was witnessed, validated and documented in the Americans Human Resource investigation as well as in Federal Court. With my 44 years as a FA with American…in a job I loved (which educated me in my travels of 54 countries) it saddens me that this Fortune 500 company cares more about protecting their pilots than the safety of the 300 souls on our 787-900 aircraft that trip. I truly pray no one else will ever have to endore what we did. I’m hoping our experience and people like you who keep it in the public eye can change this culture! The “Me Too” movement was a great start. But, now it has to be enforced.
I am so sorry about what you both have gone through. I can’t imagine how exhausting it’s been. Thank you so much for sharing this with readers here—I know we all appreciate hearing from you. ❤️❤️
You’re not alone. I was a FA for American Airlines WAY back decades ago now when serial predator and pedophile Flight 587 crash pilot Sten Molin assaulted me. The culture at American Airlines has not changed and that is infuriating. Sara has helped so many of us here with The Landing. Did you ever hear anything about Molin?
Part of the problem is that pilots have a very militant union, but we also need a massive cultural shift and attitude change. FAs are disgracefully still seen as disposal and pilots protected at all costs, even when passenger safety is jeopardised (Molin and allegedly Nelson are prime examples). It was very brave of you to come forward. I know how hard that is and the blowback you receive for going public with sexual abuse accounts is shocking and painful.
I am going to post an excerpt of this infuriating update on Reddit.
I would be interested to know how the jury reached that verdict. Did you get any feedback?
I can say to you right now you are most definitely NOT alone. I have heard from several other people (through Reddit) who make similar allegations and worse about that man. Of course this is all alleged and he is as they say entitled to be presumed innocent (I have to be careful about my wording here as ppl have been threatening defamation litigation in regards to a dead predator NOT Nelson)
Please stay strong and know that even though the verdict wasn’t what any of us wanted MANY people are now aware of Sigsbee John Nelson and Bob Sipovac’s sworn testimony that Nelson boasted of raping child sex slaves in Brazil.
This is infuriating. Is there a way I can access the judgement because I want to know how that jury reached the determination that Nelson wasn’t guilty of sexual assault. Especially after Sipovac’s testimony 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Anyone on that jury reading this SHAME ON YOU.
It's early days but i'll follow it up once they have time to process. The general public continues to be far more concerned about a man's reputation than a woman's life. Brings up the same feelings of hopelessness and rage as in the Kimberly Goesling case. And around we go.
It’s reeks of the same classism and racism of Flight 587. Underage Latino child rape victims and women just don’t matter, just as POC from poorer communities don’t matter but the upper class white male pilots come out with their reputations burnished.
MC, we would have loved to talk with the jury…but they ran out the back door I presume. There were quite a few journalist who waited to do so. All I can say is not one person in the galley believed him or the 3 alleged versions of what happened that he told…in the HR investigation, filmed depositions, and his actual testimony in Federal Court. How that attorney of his can live with himself is unimaginable to me!
The claims made here are allegations against pilots ONLY unless otherwise indicated. Everyone here is entitled to the presumption of innocence in a court of law.
FO Sten Molin was a pedophile AND Captain Michael Haak is a convicted sexual predator.
We don’t post rumor or innuendo. Anyone can contact us or me personally at maireadconlan343@gmail.com. If you want to go on the record and tell your story or be put in contact with a journalist to tell your story you must:
Be willing to provide your identity and contact details to the journalist (this will be confidential and will not be disclosed under any circumstances. This is a legally guaranteed protection)
Be willing to provide verifying details of your account.
Rumor, gossip, speculation, or innuendo is NOT reported on. A substantial amount of work goes into ensuring that accounts written by journalist Sara Hammel and other aviation reporters are accurate, credible, and the details are verified.
Anyone who just wants to chat or email can contact us at the above email address. That will be entirely off the record and of course confidentiality is ensured.
Dear Sara, thank you so much for following Jan and my incident (law suite) with American Airlines and this 1st Officer Sigsbee John Nelson…and actually caring about us enough to write the FACTs of what really happened to us!! When this verdict came in yesterday it was SHOCKING! No one believed it! Everything that we went through since Feb.16th 2019 has changed us forever. ALL of our experience was witnessed, validated and documented in the Americans Human Resource investigation as well as in Federal Court. With my 44 years as a FA with American…in a job I loved (which educated me in my travels of 54 countries) it saddens me that this Fortune 500 company cares more about protecting their pilots than the safety of the 300 souls on our 787-900 aircraft that trip. I truly pray no one else will ever have to endore what we did. I’m hoping our experience and people like you who keep it in the public eye can change this culture! The “Me Too” movement was a great start. But, now it has to be enforced.
With much gratitude and sincerity,
LeeAnne Hansen the victim of sexual assault.
I am so sorry about what you both have gone through. I can’t imagine how exhausting it’s been. Thank you so much for sharing this with readers here—I know we all appreciate hearing from you. ❤️❤️
Hi Leanne,
You’re not alone. I was a FA for American Airlines WAY back decades ago now when serial predator and pedophile Flight 587 crash pilot Sten Molin assaulted me. The culture at American Airlines has not changed and that is infuriating. Sara has helped so many of us here with The Landing. Did you ever hear anything about Molin?
Part of the problem is that pilots have a very militant union, but we also need a massive cultural shift and attitude change. FAs are disgracefully still seen as disposal and pilots protected at all costs, even when passenger safety is jeopardised (Molin and allegedly Nelson are prime examples). It was very brave of you to come forward. I know how hard that is and the blowback you receive for going public with sexual abuse accounts is shocking and painful.
I am going to post an excerpt of this infuriating update on Reddit.
I would be interested to know how the jury reached that verdict. Did you get any feedback?
I can say to you right now you are most definitely NOT alone. I have heard from several other people (through Reddit) who make similar allegations and worse about that man. Of course this is all alleged and he is as they say entitled to be presumed innocent (I have to be careful about my wording here as ppl have been threatening defamation litigation in regards to a dead predator NOT Nelson)
Please stay strong and know that even though the verdict wasn’t what any of us wanted MANY people are now aware of Sigsbee John Nelson and Bob Sipovac’s sworn testimony that Nelson boasted of raping child sex slaves in Brazil.
This is infuriating. Is there a way I can access the judgement because I want to know how that jury reached the determination that Nelson wasn’t guilty of sexual assault. Especially after Sipovac’s testimony 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Anyone on that jury reading this SHAME ON YOU.
It's early days but i'll follow it up once they have time to process. The general public continues to be far more concerned about a man's reputation than a woman's life. Brings up the same feelings of hopelessness and rage as in the Kimberly Goesling case. And around we go.
It’s reeks of the same classism and racism of Flight 587. Underage Latino child rape victims and women just don’t matter, just as POC from poorer communities don’t matter but the upper class white male pilots come out with their reputations burnished.
MC, we would have loved to talk with the jury…but they ran out the back door I presume. There were quite a few journalist who waited to do so. All I can say is not one person in the galley believed him or the 3 alleged versions of what happened that he told…in the HR investigation, filmed depositions, and his actual testimony in Federal Court. How that attorney of his can live with himself is unimaginable to me!
Thanks for caring!
LeeAnne Hansen victim
I posted this on Reddit:
The claims made here are allegations against pilots ONLY unless otherwise indicated. Everyone here is entitled to the presumption of innocence in a court of law.
FO Sten Molin was a pedophile AND Captain Michael Haak is a convicted sexual predator.
We don’t post rumor or innuendo. Anyone can contact us or me personally at maireadconlan343@gmail.com. If you want to go on the record and tell your story or be put in contact with a journalist to tell your story you must:
Be willing to provide your identity and contact details to the journalist (this will be confidential and will not be disclosed under any circumstances. This is a legally guaranteed protection)
Be willing to provide verifying details of your account.
Rumor, gossip, speculation, or innuendo is NOT reported on. A substantial amount of work goes into ensuring that accounts written by journalist Sara Hammel and other aviation reporters are accurate, credible, and the details are verified.
Anyone who just wants to chat or email can contact us at the above email address. That will be entirely off the record and of course confidentiality is ensured.