CLEARWATER, FLORIDA - A woman who was pulled off an airplane in Dallas and asked to pull a sex toy out of her luggage after it started vibrating has sued Delta Air Lines, saying she was publicly humiliated. <br>
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Thirty-six-year-old Renee Koutsouradis of Pinellas County, Florida, was sitting on a plane in February with her husband, awaiting takeoff from Dallas, when her name was called over the loud speaker. <br>
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She was met at the front of the plane by a Delta security agent who told her to walk with him to the tarmac. <br>
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When he told her something was vibrating in one of her bags, she said she told the agent that it was an adult toy that she and her husband had just bought on their trip to Las Vegas. <br>
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She said the agent took her to the bag on the tarmac and forced her to open it and remove the adult toy and hold it up for visible view, according to the suit that was filed Wednesday in Pinellas County Court. <br>
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Passengers on the side of the plane facing the tarmac saw everything, and -- the suit claims -- three male Delta employees nearby began laughing hysterically and made obnoxious and sexually harassing comments. <br>
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After having to hold the item up for a minute, the suit says, Koutsouradis was allowed to repack and return to her seat for the flight to Tampa. <br>
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Koutsouradis' lawyer, Brad Tobin, would not release her hometown, except that she lives in Pinellas County. There was no local telephone listing under her name. <br>
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She declined comment when contacted by the St. Petersburg Times. <br>
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A spokeswoman for Atlanta-based Delta declined comment on specifics of the lawsuit. <br>
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The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages of more than $15,000, accusing Delta of negligence, the intentional infliction of emotional distress and gender discrimination.
