(CNN) -- An Idaho man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta Air Lines flight is now out of a job. Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, was charged with assaulting a minor in the February 8 incident. His company, which initially suspended him, said Sunday that Hundley no longer has his job. "Reports of the recent behavior of one of our business unit executives while on personal travel are offensive and disturbing," said a statement from AGC Aerospace & Defense. "We have taken this matter very seriously and worked diligently to examine it since learning of the matter on Friday afternoon.
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NEW: Man accused of using racial epithet against toddler "is not a racist," lawyer says
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Joe Rickey Hundley is accused of slapping a crying 19-month-old on an airline flight
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Passengers say Hundley also used a racial epithet to describe the boy
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Attorney for parents say they have not yet decided if they'll sue
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