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German National Arrested in Bangkok Underage Exploitation Probe

A German national has been arrested along with a Thai mother and stepfather after a 17-year-old girl sought help from authorities over alleged sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Bangkok. Police said the teenager had been forced into activities for the sexual gratification of others and compelled to produce explicit material for a foreign individual, resulting in serious physical and psychological harm.

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The case came to light after the Kan Jom Palang Foundation received a request for assistance from the 17-year-old victim. The foundation subsequently coordinated with the Metropolitan Police Bureau, prompting an investigation by officers from the Children, Women and Family Protection Division.

The operation was launched under orders from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Siam Boonsom and Deputy Commissioner Pol Maj Gen Pallop Aremla. Investigators from the division, working alongside officers from Nong Khaem Police Station, gathered evidence and conducted enquiries into the allegations.

Based on the evidence collected, investigators obtained arrest warrants from Taling Chan Criminal Court on 23 June 2026 at 9.20pm. All three suspects were arrested later that night at 11.30pm.

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The suspects were identified as Thai nationals, Thanamas, 28, Witthawat, 36, and an unnamed German national. The first two suspects were charged with jointly procuring a child aged over 15 but under 18 for the sexual gratification of others without consent, committing offences against a descendant under their care, possessing child sexual abuse material for sexual exploitation, and human trafficking involving a person aged between 15 and 18.

The German suspect was charged with supporting the procurement or inducement of a person for prostitution, regardless of whether the person consented.

According to police, the case began when Kanthas Phongsphaiboonwet, widely known as Kan Jom Palang, coordinated with authorities to remove the victim from a residence in Bangkok’s Nong Khaem district. The teenager reportedly contacted the foundation herself and expressed concern that three younger children living in the same household, aged nine, six and three, could eventually be forced into similar exploitation.

Following the arrests, officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security took the 17-year-old victim and the three younger children into protective care. They have been placed in a child welfare facility in Bangkok where they will receive accommodation, support and rehabilitation services.

Khaosod reported that Pol Col Suphachai Chaisuwan said investigators would continue expanding the inquiry to identify and prosecute all individuals involved in purchasing sexual services and any related trafficking networks.

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howerde Silver Member

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And where do you think all those 30 plus year old 'bar girls' started 20-30 years ago, you think these hard working women decided to work in bars when they reached 30 lol way. they would have been working in these bars way back, following their mother cousins foot steps, they are not going to tell you they have been a 'worker for the last 30 years, you are paying for the fantasy you want, they are only doing the only thing they can to feed the extented family, all those guys in rural Thailand are just paying monthly to keep the fantasy going, it really is sad but when you surround yourself with like minded men then it becomes normal

Paris333 Silver Member

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Sentences for crimes against minors should have a standard limit of 10 years without the right to parole.

Majority of Germans support pedophiles crimes furthermore in Germany -Holland - Belgium have pedophlies polical parties.

Leave all the pedophiles to die in prison.

Τhey should serve in prison withought name and they will have number identity furthermore they also stay in with others pedophile.

Thailand ought to change its image as pedophiles country.

I am Greek from Athens and I am ashamed of these animals

Pedophiles in Greece are punished with 2-3 years in prison and after 1 year in prison they take leave.

Horrible situation with these animals!!!

Congratulation to Royal Thai Police Department for their promptly response!!!

wensiensheng Platinum Member

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2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Sounds like the White Old Man speech: it's only a girl, probably lying.

I could vomit to hear such speech

The good thing is that you and others men, who tend having doubts of the girl's accusations are a loud but not majority.

Well, I am an old white man, so it is my speech for sure.

I take exception to you saying that I either implied or explicitly said that it was only girl, probably lying.

For the removal of any doubt, I have reposted my post below. Please do stop vomiting long enough to actually read it.

Yes, there is no mention of the victim at all. And certainly not even the slightest hint that she might be lying.

No need to apologize.

“I don’t think anyone is defending the perpetrator of the crime.

I think the point is being made that it is important to get the right perpetrator and prove it in a court of law. And then punish as aggressively as possible.

Otherwise we just descend into the realms of vigilante justice.”

newbee2022 Star Member

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2 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Well, I am an old white man, so it is my speech for sure.

I take exception to you saying that I either implied or explicitly said that it was only girl, probably lying.

For the removal of any doubt, I have reposted my post below. Please do stop vomiting long enough to actually read it.

Yes, there is no mention of the victim at all. And certainly not even the slightest hint that she might be lying.

No need to apologize.

“I don’t think anyone is defending the perpetrator of the crime.

I think the point is being made that it is important to get the right perpetrator and prove it in a court of law. And then punish as aggressively as possible.

Otherwise we just descend into the realms of vigilante justice.”

17 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Well, I am an old white man, so it is my speech for sure.

I take exception to you saying that I either implied or explicitly said that it was only girl, probably lying.

For the removal of any doubt, I have reposted my post below. Please do stop vomiting long enough to actually read it.

Yes, there is no mention of the victim at all. And certainly not even the slightest hint that she might be lying.

No need to apologize.

“I don’t think anyone is defending the perpetrator of the crime.

I think the point is being made that it is important to get the right perpetrator and prove it in a court of law. And then punish as aggressively as possible.

Otherwise we just descend into the realms of vigilante justice.”

It's a bit of gibberish for me.

You have to take it serious, if a young girl/woman run to the police accusing someone having exploited her sexually. Just to insist we have to wait to find out it's true or not is a crime in mind. She's only a girl and might lie?? RTP saw it different and arrested your German friend. RTP got probably reasons to do so. At least there might be some hints or evidence for a severe crime, ending with a trauma for the girl.

Is she only a prostitute trying to make Money...? In your eyes?

You can try to defend your position but it's pathetic for me. Humiliating for that girl.

Scouse123 Ruby Member

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1 hour ago, howerde said:

And where do you think all those 30 plus year old 'bar girls' started 20-30 years ago, you think these hard working women decided to work in bars when they reached 30 lol way. they would have been working in these bars way back, following their mother cousins foot steps, they are not going to tell you they have been a 'worker for the last 30 years, you are paying for the fantasy you want, they are only doing the only thing they can to feed the extented family, all those guys in rural Thailand are just paying monthly to keep the fantasy going, it really is sad but when you surround yourself with like minded men then it becomes normal

Your post doesn't make sense and sounds gibberish.

How can a 30-year-old plus girl have started in a bar 20–30 years ago? That would make them between 0–10 years old.

What are guys doing in rural Thailand to keep what fantasy going?

What like-minded men are you referring to?

Your post is nonsense.

wensiensheng Platinum Member

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1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

It's a bit of gibberish for me.

You have to take it serious, if a young girl/woman run to the police accusing someone having exploited her sexually. Just to insist we have to wait to find out it's true or not is a crime in mind. She's only a girl and might lie?? RTP saw it different and arrested your German friend. RTP got probably reasons to do so. At least there might be some hints or evidence for a severe crime, ending with a trauma for the girl.

Is she only a prostitute trying to make Money...? In your eyes?

You can try to defend your position but it's pathetic for me. Humiliating for that girl.

Hmm, well you seem to have gone off on a tangent there. If you read my post I was stating that it was important to get the RIGHT perpetrators. Never any mention of the girl or her statement.

So you are getting all in a fluster about something that some other people, like me, are not discussing.

The point being made is not that the girl is not telling the truth, it’s that the German guy hasn’t been found guilty of anything…..yet.

That does not mean that the girl is not telling the truth. Clearly from what is in the article, she is.

He has been arrested, he will face the consequences of his actions if found guilty. The fact that he rightly has to be found guilty in a court of law, does not mean that the girl is not telling the truth. It means that there is some semblance of law in Thailand and not random vigilante justice meted out….most of the time.

Or are you suggesting that the three of them are taken out and shot in the street? You seem a civilized guy, so I assume not..

BerndD Silver Member

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11 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

Or are you suggesting that the three of them are taken out and shot in the street? You seem a civilized guy, so I assume not..

A civilized guy? No, just a stupid stubborn know-it-all opinionated person.

wensiensheng Platinum Member

wensiensheng

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2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

It's a bit of gibberish for me.

You have to take it serious, if a young girl/woman run to the police accusing someone having exploited her sexually. Just to insist we have to wait to find out it's true or not is a crime in mind. She's only a girl and might lie?? RTP saw it different and arrested your German friend. RTP got probably reasons to do so. At least there might be some hints or evidence for a severe crime, ending with a trauma for the girl.

Is she only a prostitute trying to make Money...? In your eyes?

You can try to defend your position but it's

3 minutes ago, BerndD said:

A civilized guy? No, just a stupid stubborn know-it-all opinionated person.

Haha, for some reason he can’t get to the part where suspects have to be tried and convicted.

Clearly the girl is being regarded as credible. She has received and is receiving help. The police have arrested suspects. Good. That’s as it should be.

But suspects still have to be tried and convicted. Until then, they are suspects. The two Thai people seem to be real POS. I’m not exactly sure what part the German guy may have played, I don’t really understand what the charge means. Maybe a customer.

But just because @newbee2022 has decided they are guilty ( not without reason) doesn’t mean they can be punished without first having a trial and them being found guilty.

Innocent until proven guilty is kind of a thing.

wensiensheng Platinum Member

wensiensheng

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14 hours ago, Paris333 said:

Sentences for crimes against minors should have a standard limit of 10 years without the right to parole.

Majority of Germans support pedophiles crimes furthermore in Germany -Holland - Belgium have pedophlies polical parties.

Leave all the pedophiles to die in prison.

Τhey should serve in prison withought name and they will have number identity furthermore they also stay in with others pedophile.

Thailand ought to change its image as pedophiles country.

I am Greek from Athens and I am ashamed of these animals

Pedophiles in Greece are punished with 2-3 years in prison and after 1 year in prison they take leave.

Horrible situation with these animals!!!

Congratulation to Royal Thai Police Department for their promptly response!!!

Hmm, well I can understand your views on pedophiles, they basically replicate my own.

But do you have any evidence to support your statement that “Majority of Germans support pedophiles crimes”?

That’s seems a very sweeping statement that is hyperbole. Do you have any facts to back it up?

This is also an extreme statement.

“Belgium have pedophlies polical parties.”

Could you give me the names of the political parties in Belgium that either are, or support, pedophiles?

The thing is, crazy stories detract from the real story which is that pedophiles exist and society as a whole has to protect its children from them. Conspiracy stories create hysteria and complicate the real action that’s required.

But maybe you have some facts to support your statements. If so, let’s hear them.

Issan girl Senior Member

Issan girl

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I have no problem with the statement that "anyone is innocent until proven guilt." What I find disturbing is that unlike almost all the other crimes reported on this forum, several members first thought is that she could be lying. Yes, there is occasionally cases where a underage minor lies about being sexually molested; however, it is very rare. The fact that her major concern was for her younger siblings falling into the same horrible situation that she has had to endure for how many years also gives credibility to her story.

Celsius Diamond Member

Celsius

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On 6/26/2026 at 6:21 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

Teenagers having sex is one thing and legal.

Adults paying poor children for sex is a different issue and illegal .

I sound small minded ? you are trying to justify child prostitution

Definitely does.

Check his hard drive

KhunHeineken Ruby Member

KhunHeineken

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On 6/26/2026 at 1:53 AM, save the frogs said:

It's even more shocking when Thai women get involved in these types of crimes.

It's usually the Thai mother pimping out her daughter, either directly, or pushing her into a bar in one of the tourist areas in Thailand.

It's generational in many Thai families, from since the Vietnam war. You would think the money made from prostitution by one generation would be spent on education, assets etc so the next generation wouldn't have to be involved in prostitution, but the money goes on things like gambling, thus, the next generation is destined to work in a bar also.

wensiensheng Platinum Member

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On 6/28/2026 at 12:41 AM, Issan girl said:

I have no problem with the statement that "anyone is innocent until proven guilt." What I find disturbing is that unlike almost all the other crimes reported on this forum, several members first thought is that she could be lying. Yes, there is occasionally cases where a underage minor lies about being sexually molested; however, it is very rare. The fact that her major concern was for her younger siblings falling into the same horrible situation that she has had to endure for how many years also gives credibility to her story.

Very true.

In this case there was clearly credible evidence that the girls story was absolutely true. A charity foundation gave her assistance and the police intervened and arrested three suspects.

Whilst there might be rare cases of stories being made up, this wasn’t one of them. So I don’t know why people would call her story into question.

The suspects are innocent until proven guilty, but if found guilty, then I don’t have a shred of sympathy for them and I hope they get severely punished.

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