A white mother who was accused by Southwest Airlines employees of trafficking her multiracial daughter in Oct. 2021 has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company.
Mary MacCarthy was traveling to Denver from Los Angeles to attend her brother's funeral, with her 10-year-old daughter accompanying her, but once she landed in Denver, the pair were confronted by police officers due to a flight attendant's suspicion of potential human trafficking.
Mary MacCarthy, a white mother, is suing Southwest Airlines for "blatant racism" after being accused of trafficking her biracial daughter, Moira. “The only basis for the Southwest employee’s call was the belief that Ms. MacCarthy’s daughter could not possibly be her daughter because she is a biracial child.”
A previously released police report shows that the flight attendant told officials she was concerned because the"mom and daughter did not talk during the flight and she felt that it was odd," also stating that the"mother did not allow the child to talk to flight crew." The case was closed as"unfounded," with no further action taken.
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