Girls and young women from Kenya and other African countries who allege they were s3xually abused by a British Airways (BA) pilot Simon Wood in African schools and orphanages plan to sue the airline according to a law firm representing them.
Lawyers allege that BA should be held responsible for the actions of the First Officer who carried out the alleged crimes during stopovers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Wood, 54, was found dead after being hit by a locomotive in August 2013, two weeks before he was due in court on charges of indecent assault and making indecent photos of a child.
The schools and orphanages that our clients attended were all in receipt of charitable donations from the airline, and Wood played a key role in administering those donations, on behalf of British Airways.