Phoenix couple suing American Airlines, accused of trafficking his wife, racial profiling

An Arizona couple is suing American Airlines, accusing them of racial discrimination. The couple is a black man and a white woman leaving Phoenix for their honeymoon in Miami when the man was accused of sex trafficking his wife. This couple had just gotten married; there’s even a smiling selfie of them on that same flight. They were headed from Phoenix, where they live, to Miami for their honeymoon. But a passenger allegedly told flight crews he thought the man was sex trafficking his wife, the lawsuit claims flight crews never even questioned the couple before calling police. “In our society, you can love and marry whoever you want to. Just because they are a different race doesn’t mean they should be stereotyped,” said Civil Rights Attorney Ben Taylor, who is not affiliated with this case. Attorney Ben Taylor is talking about this case that was filed last week. It alleges that Anthony Williams, a black man, was falsely accused of human trafficking his wife, Katsiaryna Shasholka. The documents show the couple was headed to their tropical honeymoon. “Whenever you just assume something it can get you in trouble and here it shows that the Airline attendant just assumed. They assumed something was going on and assumed it was trafficking without even asking a question,” Taylor said. The lawsuit claims a passenger told the flight crew they suspected human trafficking; the crew then did not question the couple or complete any sort of investigation.<br/>