I accidentally pocket dialed the Russian Government and got charged $3,000 for it. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

So a while back I prank called The Kremlin and I saved them in my contacts. Was that stupid? Yes, but it was a long long time ago and I was immature. I forgot to delete them and so they just remained in my contacts until a few days ago when I deleted the number.

So what happened is last saturday, while at work, I called my boss to get something from the storage area, and since there were many things going on and I was busy with customers, I just put it in my pocket and forgot to press the lock button. I don't know how it's so easy to pocket dial someone with an iPhone, but it just is. My theory is because iPhones are heat sensitive, and my pocket has heat, it just clicks on different elements on the screen. What I didn't know, was that the entire time that I was working, I was pocket dialing my friends and family numerous times. For example, I pocket dialed my mom 7 times in a row. They all hung up, until my pocket dialed The Kremlin. They didn't hang up. So I was on the phone with them for 4 hours and 50 minutes. I got charged $2,900 for that call and my cell service got suspended, and I do not have the money to pay for that since I'm 17. My dad and I called AT&T and they were no help at all and they didn't believe that it was an accident.

I'm going to go talk to them in person later today after school ends, but what should I say. First of all, how would I explain to them why I have the Russian Government in my contacts, and how I pocket dialed them on my iPhone?

Invade.

What did your dad and you expect AT&T to do? Pay for the call themselves? Even if it was an "accident", again… Who pays for the "accident"?

They'll be able to see that the Kremlin (lol, that part is kind of funny) was in your contact list at some point and so, from their viewpoint, it doesn't matter how this happened.

So I'm not sure how to answer your question. I just don't see any reason why the but dial lessens your case. Again, are you suggesting THEY pay?

Consider bankruptcy. Broadband is finite and you were using it. I wonder who you think should bear the cost of your conduct if not you.