"British Airways to be sued over pilot abuse claims" 29 July 2014

British Airways is to be sued for damages over claims one of its pilots sexually abused children in African schools and orphanages. Lawyers claim the airline bears responsibility because the alleged victims were assaulted by First Officer Simon Wood while on stopovers. Mr Wood...died when he was hit by a train on 18 August last year. BA said it was "shocked and horrified" by the allegations. An inquest is due to be held into the death of Mr Wood, who had been charged with one count of indecent assault of a girl under 16, two counts of making indecent photographs of a child and one count of possessing indecent images of a child. Law firm Leigh Day said Mr Wood allegedly molested youngsters during stopovers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania while flying for British Airways. Some of their clients are aged just eight.