On Friday, Chargers defensive end Sebastian Joseph-Day tweeted that TSA staff sexually assaulted him at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif.
In a Twitter thread, Joseph-Day described what happened to him during the TSA pre-flight security check, but he didn’t go into great detail.
“I really just got sexually assaulted by TSA at @JohnWayneAir,” he tweeted. “After I asked the gentleman to please stop BC, I’m uncomfortable, and I feel that this part of the check is unnecessary (After he felt what was needed). Then they told me I was the problem after 3 TSA agents swarmed me.
“I’m all for people doing their job well. But it was extremely unnecessary and dehumanizing. I travel a lot for personal and work reasons. I’ve never experienced anything like that @JohnWayneAir.”
John Wayne Airport has since responded to the claims saying they would notify TSA.
However, Joseph-Day noted in the thread that he had to “jump through hoops” to file a complaint.
“It’s 1 thing if they apologized after my concerns, but the supervisor threatened to call the sheriff on me if I didn’t finish the search after I expressed I was just violated & told me to watch my mouth. I don’t think it’s just a TSA issue,” he explained.
