After man caught filming in Kansas City International Airport, officials want 'women-only' bathrooms

Jenna Ebbers, The Kansas City Star on Mar 25, 2026

Published in Women

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two Platte County public officials are calling for change after a Kansas City International Airport employee was accused of filming women inside an all-gender restroom.

Last week, prosecutors charged airport brewery employee Teriosi Ludwig, 32, of Kansas City, with one count of invasion of privacy after a woman caught him allegedly filming her from beneath a stall divider in the all-gender restroom near the TSA checkpoint in Concourse A.

The investigation, which included a review of surveillance video and search of his phone, found Ludwig had allegedly filmed 66 partially undressed women from under the stalls of an airport restroom between Jan. 16 and March 9.

Now, Nathan Willett, who represents District 1 on the Kansas City Council, is advocating for more women-only restrooms in the airport. Currently, there are 24 stalls in the all-gender bathroom and 13 in the women-only facility in Concourse A, he said. Willett believes the numbers should be reversed to provide more options for women.

He also called for the immediate return of “clearly defined men’s and women’s restrooms,” and for family restrooms to replace “gender neutral” restrooms. Willett said he plans to introduce a resolution regarding the matter during Thursday’s council meeting.

“In the name of ‘inclusivity,’ we have allowed policies that ignore basic common sense. The result is confusion, reduced accountability and a growing loss of trust among families who just want to know their children are safe. That trust has been broken,” he said in a social media post. “Clarity and security must come first — especially when children are involved.”

“The point is our first priority should be protecting women & children which means making the majority of the stalls in KCI safe and clean for our ladies,” Willett added. “This is common sense.”

Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd agreed while speaking on the radio this week, claiming he and his wife both avoid using the all-gender restrooms when flying.

“We don’t like the all-gender restrooms. They’re just creepy to me,” he said on Mundo in the Morning, a local radio talk show, this week.

Like Willett, Zahnd said he believes there should be more gender-specific restrooms rather than all-gender options. Airport officials said there are 71 men-specific toilets within eight restrooms, 82 women’s in eight restrooms, 14 family restrooms and two all-gender restrooms with 64 total toilets throughout the airport.

“There’s a way we can deal with people who consider themselves transsexual or just want to use a restroom like that, but it shouldn’t be the overwhelming number of restrooms we’ve got,” Zahnd said.

Both Zahnd and Willett did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The airport is currently considering potential solutions to prevent future crimes, but nothing has been finalized, according to Jackson Overstreet, the public information officer for the city’s aviation department.

“Any potential changes that would adjust to the restroom type would be at the direction of the Mayor and City Council since that would require a policy change,” Overstreet told The Star.

A spokesperson for Mayor Quinton Lucas said the mayor will “reserve his outrage for the criminal who committed heinous violations of individuals’ privacy” and has confidence authorities will work to ensure justice is served.

“Aviation officials work hard each day to ensure the traveling public is safe and will continue to review all infrastructure at the airport to ensure that is the case,” a spokesperson said.

Prosecutors are urging potential victims, or anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, to call the Kansas City International Airport Police at 816-243-5175.