Pat-Down of 6 Year Old Girl Prompts TSA Review

The Transportation Security Administration has come under renewed scrutiny after an enhanced pat-down of a 6 year old girl was caught on video and posted on YouTube. The incident happened earlier this month at New Orleans' Armstrong International Airport when the Drexel family was returning from vacation to their home in Kentucky.

The girl's father says Anna was confused by the search and started crying afterward because she thought she'd done something wrong.

In a statement, the TSA says its agents acted as they should have. "TSA has reviewed the incident and determined that this officer followed proper current screening procedures."

The agency then adds that it may seek to make some modifications to those procedures going forward. "(In) line with his vision to accelerate TSA's evolution into a truly risk-based, intelligence-driven organization, Administrator (John) Pistole has tasked the agency with exploring additional ways to focus its resources and move beyond a one-size-fits-all system while maintaining a high level of security."

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security released a statement saying, "I am personally outraged and disgusted by yet another example of mistreatment of an innocent American at the hands of TSA. This conduct is in clear violation of TSA's explicit policy not to conduct thorough pat-downs on children under the age of 13."