Woman Arrested for Felony Child Abuse After Allegedly Beating Child on Plane

 

According to the arrest report, the alarming incident reportedly began when the child called Crampton "fat" and "Miss Piggy," and commented that she couldn't fit in the airplane seat. Witnesses aboard Allegiant Flight 2885 told police that Crampton then allegedly "began hitting the child with her fist" and struck him on the head with a water bottle. Shockingly, she is also accused of "slamming" the child’s head into the airplane window. The report details the child's desperate attempts to cover his head with his arms to protect himself.

While airport officials have not disclosed the child's age or the exact nature of their relationship with Crampton, the arrest report sheds light on Crampton's perspective. She told police the child had been "very rude" and "disrespectful" throughout their Disney trip. She claimed that after being called "fat," she took the child's phone away. According to her account, the child then pushed her arm off the armrest twice, prompting her to begin "smacking" him.

However, police concluded that Crampton's actions went "beyond typical disciplinary actions." One witness starkly stated, "the woman was not correcting the child; she was abusing him." The child's family reportedly declined to give statements to the police following the incident.

Kristy Crampton has been charged with felony child abuse. She appeared before a Seminole County judge on Tuesday, May 27, who granted her a $10,000 bond. The judge also ordered that she have no contact with the child. Due to the incident occurring on a commercial aircraft, the FBI has been notified and is expected to conduct its own investigation.