Pat-down 'worse than the gynecologist,' producer says

WASHINGTON - November 22, 2010 - As the busiest travel days of the year approach, more and more passengers are accusing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of going too far with their screenings.

Earlier this month, the TSA began new security procedures in many airports including scans that produce images of the naked body and pat downs.

One employee of ABC News who opted for the pat down instead of the full body scan claimed that a TSA agent actually felt inside of her underwear.

"The woman who checked me reached her hands inside my underwear and felt her way around," said ABC News producer Carolyn Durand. "It was basically worse than going to the gynecologist. It was embarassing. It was demeaning. It was inappropriate," she said.

Other passengers are also complaining.

A retired teacher from Lansing, Michigan says he had to walk through an airport and board a plane covered in urine after TSA agents tore open his urostomy bag during a pat down.

A flight attendant who is a breast cancer survivor says she was horrified when, during an aggressive pat down at the Charlotte, North Carolina airport, she was ordered to expose her prosthetic breast to two female TSA staffers.