who was hired by the airline to help design menus for first-class passengers flying between the United Kingdom and the United States.
In a video deposition, Sargeant said he was encouraged by an American Airlines manager, Brett Hooyerink, who drank with Sargeant and told him that Goesling was interested in him.Goesling also claimed that American retaliated against her after she reported the assault and conducted a flimsy investigation that failed to determine if managers on the trip should be punished.
American Airlines was the only defendant in the trial. Goesling’s lawyers said she tried to report the case to legal authorities in Germany, but was unable due to the language barrier. She also claimed that law enforcement in Texas turned her away because the assault happened overseas.