I tried to post it in the news forum, but no luck - maybe George will move it there.

I know what ran through my mind when reading it.............

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Australian paedophile commits suicide

BALI: -- A former Australian diplomat hanged himself in a Bali jail cell a day after he was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting two boys on the Indonesian resort island, prison guards said.

The body of William Stuart Brown, 52, was discovered in his cell in the eastern town of Karangasem, said guard Ida Bagus Oka.

Brown had made a noose from material taken from his mattress, Oka said. He hanged himself from metal bars blocking access to a ventilation hole in the roof of the cell, he said.

On Tuesday, Brown was convicted of assaulting two boys, aged 12 and 16, on Bali last year. The case had attracted widespread media attention in Australia.

It was not immediately clear whether an investigation would be launched into the incident. The time of his death was not known.

Australian embassy officials were not available for comment.

Brown was arrested in January. Judges said he admitted to having sexual contact with the boys, but maintained they were willing participants. The age of consent in Indonesia is 14, though homosexuality is illegal.

Brown moved to Indonesia from Canberra eight years ago. He worked at the Australian embassy in Jakarta from 1982-84, and was last employed at a tourism school in Denpasar, the capital of Bali.

--NineMSN.com 2004-05-12

This is a Bali case, not Thailand related, so I didn't move it into the news section.

The guy only got sentenced yesterday, he wasnt very happy when they handed it down, thats one way of solving the situation I suppose

Why didn't he hang himself before he molested children?!?

Why didn't he hang himself before he molested children?!?

Good point. It is a pity he didn't.

Who is next??

Topic not Thailand related.

Thread closed.

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