A Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport TSA employee is in hot water after being accused of taking dozens of photos of young females during their preflight screenings. The federal security supervisor is already in trouble after taking a video of a young boy riding a luggage carousel.
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The accusations of taking photos of young females came when an investigation was started when Bjorn R. Broms, 37, took a video of a 9-year-old boy. The boy took an unauthorized ride on a baggage conveyor belt on May 1, the Star Tribune reported.
The video showed that the boy climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a Delta ticket counter and went for a brief ride. Airport police found the child unharmed.
The Savage resident was charged on Monday in Hennepin County District Court with the violation of government data practices, a misdemeanor. Currently, Broms is awaiting his first court date for the charges brought against him.
Broms was reached by phone on Tuesday by the Star Tribune, but he declined to comment on the allegations.
The criminal complaint alleges that there were 42 photos of females taken by the TSA agent. The photos show the females on a closed-circuit monitor in different clothing, including shorts, tight pants, and tank tops.
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The complaint also says that Broms recorded the conveyor belt incident from closed-circuit imagery. He then took the footage and sent it to Minnesota Public Radio, which posted the imagery on its website, the complaint continued.
A fellow TSA agent told an airport detective that she heard Broms say," 'I should sell this to the news. I would make quite a bit of money,' " the charging document read, the Star Tribune reported.
A TSA spokeswoman, Jessica Mayle, said on Tuesday that Broms began work for the agency in 2007 and is currently a supervisory transportation security officer. Now, however, he has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.