Thai-Australian Arrested For 2007 Rape

A 36-year-old dual Thai-Australian man has been arrested in Ratchaburi province for his role in the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2007. Police detained Anuchat or John on 29 April under a warrant issued by Chanthaburi Provincial Court on 5 November 2009. He faces charges of child abduction, indecency and rape.

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The crime took place in 2007 when the suspect took the victim, identified only as “A”, to a house in Thung Bencha subdistrict, Tha Mai district, Chanthaburi. There, he and two older accomplices dragged her upstairs and took turns raping her while filming the attack. The footage was apparently intended to show friends.

After the victim told her guardian, police secured arrest warrants for all three offenders. The other two were caught at the time, but Anuchat fled while on bail. He evaded capture for more than 18 years before officers traced him to a rented house in Moo 12, Tha Pha subdistrict, Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi.

Matichon reported that during questioning, the suspect confessed to being the person named in the warrant. He has been handed over to Chanthaburi Provincial Court to face legal proceedings. Police Major General Theerachart Theerachartthamrong, commander of the Crime Suppression Division, ordered the operation.

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Adapted by ASEAN Now Matichon 30 Apr 2026