Police from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested a 42-year-old former teacher, Mr Chingchan, who had been evading a life imprisonment sentence for the sexual abuse of two 14-year-old girl students in Mukdahan province. He was detained at a row of shop houses in Thung Thong subdistrict, Tha Mueang district, Kanchanaburi, on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Mukdahan Provincial Court on 9 July 2025.
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The case dates back to 2019, when a grandmother reported to police in Mukdahan that her 14-year-old granddaughter, had been lured to a teacher’s house on the pretext of receiving homework help. There, Mr Chingchan allegedly raped her, later inviting four fellow teachers and two former students to join him in repeatedly assaulting her and a friend over a one-year period. The group allegedly used threats of failing grades and blackmail videos to silence the victims.
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In 2023, Mukdahan Provincial Court sentenced four defendants to life imprisonment and acquitted two teachers due to doubts over their guilt. Mr Chingchan, failed to appear for the verdict and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The Court of Appeal Region 4 later upheld the life sentence. Five defendants have since confessed and are serving their sentences.
Naewna reported that Mr Chingchan told police he had deliberately gone into hiding, working odd jobs on farms and living a solitary life in a rented room, with the intention of evading capture for 20 years until the statute of limitations expired. He stated he could not accept the life sentence. Despite his initial denial of all charges during interrogation, he was taken into custody and will be transferred to Mukdahan Provincial Court to face enforcement of the appeal court’s ruling.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now Naewna 3 Apr 2026
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