Texas House Bans Offensive Security Pat-Downs

Associated Press
May 13, 2011

The Texas House passed a bill that would make it a criminal offense for public servants to inappropriately touch travelers during airport security pat-downs.

Approved late Thursday night, the measure makes it illegal for anyone conducting searches to touch “the anus, sexual organ, buttocks, or breast of another person” including through clothing.

It also prohibits searches “that would be offensive to a reasonable person.”

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This article was posted: Friday, May 13, 2011 at 9:22 am

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