20 officials suspected after underage prostitution raid in Bangkok

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20 officials suspected after underage prostitution raid

By The Nation

 

 

GIRLS YOUNGER THAN 15 AMONG 113 SEX WORKERS RESCUED FROM VICTORIA’S MASSAGE PARLOUR

 

AS MANY as 20 state officials have become suspects over alleged illegal activities connected to the Victoria’s: The Secret Forever massage parlour. 

 

An ongoing investigation has revealed that the massage parlour had engaged in prostitution employing sex workers, including those younger than 15 years old. 

 

 

Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said yesterday that the case would be treated as a human-trafficking case. 

 

“All those involved will be charged,” he said. 

 

A joint team from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the military raided Victoria’s: The Secret Forever massage parlour last Friday, rounding up 113 sex workers on the premises. 

 

 

After the raid, five senior policemen at the Wang Thong Lang Police Station – whose jurisdiction covers the massive massage parlour in Bangkok – were transferred.

 

A special taskforce from the Provincial Administration Department yesterday officially informed the Office of Public-Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) that 20 officials were suspected of wrongdoing in the massage-parlour case. 

 

PACC staff said the commission would review the list of names and supporting evidence before coordinating with relevant authorities for further action. 

 

Kongrob Kratumnad from the Provincial Administration Department said multidisciplinary teams had already interviewed the 113 women and girls rounded up in the raid. 

 

 

The teams had concluded that some had clearly been lured into prostitution, he said, adding that that most of them were foreigners. 

Srivara said female foreigners working at massage parlour had held temporary permits to stay and work in Thailand, so police would investigate further as to whether the case constituted a cross-border prostitution ring and to determine who else had been involved. 

 

“We will take actions against the massage parlour’s owner, licence holder, manager, procurer, cashiers and agents that bring alleged human-trafficking victims to the place,” he said. 

 

DSI deputy chief Pol Colonel Songsak Raksaksakul said his agency had clear evidence that human traffickers had lured underage girls, most of whom were foreigners, into prostitution.

 

12-year-olds victimised

 

“The victims were sent to several entertainment venues including Victoria’s: The Secret Forever,” he said.

 

Pol Lt-General Dr Vitoon Nitivarangkul of the Police Hospital said his institute had already conducted lab tests on 27 alleged victims from the parlour.

 

“Of them, three are apparently younger than 15 years old,” he said.

 

He said 12 others were older than 18, judging by test results, and the rest could be younger or older as bone-mass and dental tests had been inconclusive. 

 

Pol Lt-Colonel Supat Thamthanarug, who heads the DSI Bureau of Human Trafficking Crime, said his agency had begun investigating the massage parlour early last year. 

 

“It started from a complaint filed by women who successfully fled from brothels in Malaysia,” he said. 

 

 

The victims initially lodged a complaint with a foundation before the DSI decided to step in, Supat said. 

 

“They then told us that they had been forced into the flesh trade when they were just between 12 and 13 years old at Victoria’s: The Secret Forever. After spending a few years there, they were sent to Malaysia,” Supat said. 

 

At present, six suspects are in detention after they were arrested following last Friday’s raid. 

 

Meanwhile, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Lt-General Chanthep Sesavej said Wang Thong Lang Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Thammanoon Boonruang had already responded to a transfer order but denied that he had used services at the massage parlour.

 

“He claimed he was with his family at the time records found at the place suggested he had dropped in to use its services,” Chanthep said. 

 

DSI chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said he had checked safe-deposit boxes at the massage parlour and found documents and cash inside. 

 

“We will pore over evidence and investigate the financial records of suspects involved the crimes,” he said. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30336318

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-16

[Thaiwrath]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

20 officials suspected after underage prostitution raid

Completely sick.

To think, there is a good chance that some of these 'officials' possibly have daughters of a similar age, yet they treat these youngsters like pieces of meat.

Complete, and utter animals.

[observer90210]

Looks like somebody at some point did not get his commission....

[colinneil]

Guardians of law and order, well thats what those sick bar stewards are supposed to be.

Yet all they are is kiddie fiddlers, turns my stomach reading about this.

Never mind transfers, lock the sick bar stewards up for life.

[Lupatria]

What happened to this world? Now even pimps wear uniform.

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Victoria’s: The Secret Forever

Victoria's: The Secret's Out

[upena]

Big show prior to upcoming TIP report

[Jeremy50]

Most Johns will take the young stuff if given the chance.

[Borzandy]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Guardians of law and order, well thats what those sick bar stewards are supposed to be.

Yet all they are is kiddie fiddlers, turns my stomach reading about this.

Never mind transfers, lock the sick bar stewards up for life.

Don't you know almost all "officials" are co-opted.

[anon789561]

following up from information from a foundation regarding girls rescued/escaped from malaysian brothels. to be fair, it looks like they are actually starting to do their job and crackdown on human trafficking. it's been a long time coming. can't see many officials being punished properly for this though. we'll see

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“Of them, three are apparently younger than 15 years old,” he said.

 

He said 12 others were older than 18, judging by test results, and the rest could be younger or older as bone-mass and dental tests had been inconclusive. 

 

Three "apparently" younger than 15. Probably had bogus ID. Plenty of 18 yr olds out there. This probably has more to do with someone, pardon the pun, rubbing someone the wrong way.

As for kiddie fiddler comments above, I wouldn't call having sex with an 18 yr old kiddie fiddling.

[colinneil]

15 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Three "apparently" younger than 15. Probably had bogus ID. Plenty of 18 yr olds out there. This probably has more to do with someone, pardon the pun, rubbing someone the wrong way.

As for kiddie fiddler comments above, I wouldn't call having sex with an 18 yr old kiddie fiddling.

Yes i repeat kiddie fiddlers, your own comment 3 younger than 15 means any man touching them is a kiddie fiddler.

How do you know that they probably had fake ID?

[Jeremy50]

19 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Three "apparently" younger than 15. Probably had bogus ID. Plenty of 18 yr olds out there. This probably has more to do with someone, pardon the pun, rubbing someone the wrong way.

As for kiddie fiddler comments above, I wouldn't call having sex with an 18 yr old kiddie fiddling.

What are you defending? And why? The business is just as mentally scarring to an 18 year old as to a 15/16 year old. There are no 'acceptable' niceties in prostitution, it's a nasty business, run by, and patronised by nasty people. 

[colinneil]

5 minutes ago, Jeremy50 said:

What are you defending? And why? The business is just as mentally scarring to an 18 year old as to a 15/16 year old. There are no 'acceptable' niceties in prostitution, it's a nasty business, run by, and patronised by nasty people. 

+1

[hhinhh]

The map will be a nice basis for next tourist guide books.

[yellowboat]

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Completely sick.

To think, there is a good chance that some of these 'officials' possibly have daughters of a similar age, yet they treat these youngsters like pieces of meat.

Complete, and utter animals.

Very true.  It is disgusting .  Hope they get more than a very nasty slap on the wrist.  People around the world will be watching.

[MaxLee]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

20 officials suspected after underage prostitution raid

transferred into guaranteed inactive posts again.....

[Mac98]

1 hour ago, Jeremy50 said:

What are you defending? And why? The business is just as mentally scarring to an 18 year old as to a 15/16 year old. There are no 'acceptable' niceties in prostitution, it's a nasty business, run by, and patronised by nasty people. 

Does that apply to patrons in major cities across the globe? Does it apply to anyone with a trophy wife? Does it apply to French presidents with mistresses? Does it apply to Donald Trump? Well, you win that one point. 

[shady86]

After years in inactive posts, they will be back to active posts for posts rotations

[Happyman58]

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

Guardians of law and order, well thats what those sick bar stewards are supposed to be.

Yet all they are is kiddie fiddlers, turns my stomach reading about this.

Never mind transfers, lock the sick bar stewards up for life.

Yeah how can you trust the law when they break the law themselves. Its bloody sick alright Like somebody wrote some of these guys would have kids themselves around that age. Casterate them and put them in a cell  with a bunch of really bad prisoners

[farcanell]

4 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

Most Johns will take the young stuff if given the chance.

I don’t believe that. Pedos are sick fuggers.... not all “johns” are sick, nor even most.

like or not, a good number of posters here have used the services of prostitutes.... so go ahead guys, demonstrate that I’m right.... please... or be labeled sick fuggers

[MyFriend You]

4 hours ago, Lupatria said:

What happened to this world? Now even pimps wear uniform.

[MyFriend You]

10 minutes ago, farcanell said:

I don’t believe that. Pedos are sick fuggers.... not all “johns” are sick, nor even most.

like or not, a good number of posters here have used the services of prostitutes.... so go ahead guys, demonstrate that I’m right.... please... or be labeled sick fuggers

When I was Young..............      

 

 

 

 

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

What are you defending? And why? The business is just as mentally scarring to an 18 year old as to a 15/16 year old. There are no 'acceptable' niceties in prostitution, it's a nasty business, run by, and patronised by nasty people. 

Yes, it seems this is forced prostitution. I am certainly not defending that. Yes, some very underage girls. I'm not defending that either. There are, however, millions of prostitutes and it would be a small percentage that are forced, against their will, into it.  It would also seem that by your moral/religious code all prostitution is a nasty business full of nasty people. This of course isn't the case. If someone chooses to be a prostitute that's their business. Many, many families in Thailand are supported by this. 

[farcanell]

2 minutes ago, TunnelRat69 said:

When I was Young..............      

 

 

 

 

Lol... ok... him and jerry Lee Lewis.

[Johnnyngai]

3 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

What are you defending? And why? The business is just as mentally scarring to an 18 year old as to a 15/16 year old. There are no 'acceptable' niceties in prostitution, it's a nasty business, run by, and patronised by nasty people. 

I don't rob and I don't steal;  I paid for sex with young lady of legal age. 

I always give a 10% tip.         Am I still nasty ? 

What about those women who marry to make use of western countries' divorce laws ?

Are those woman nasty ? 

[TKDfella]

What really concerns me is that this could be the tip of a very big ice berg, though I'm not suggesting all of it will be in Thailand. I cannot imagine that 'officials' in other places didn't know about this, at the very least. The reason I say this is because Head of Depts were involved and probably boasted about it to their 'similar ranking buddies' and above. Eating away at the core of society like a parasitic worm. Ugh, sickening! 

[Wake Up]

6 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

Most Johns will take the young stuff if given the chance.

Absolutely 100 percent not true. 

[Just Weird]

6 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

There are no 'acceptable' niceties in prostitution, it's a nasty business, run by, and patronised by nasty people. 

Does it feel good to be so perfect or are you one of the "secret" nasty people?

[Just Weird]

3 hours ago, farcanell said:

 

like or not, a good number of posters here have used the services of prostitutes.... so go ahead guys, demonstrate that I’m right.... please... or be labeled sick fuggers

Gosh, surely not, the Thaivisa Holier-Than-Thou Club would never stoop so low.

 

In the interests of non-hypocritical disclosure I have to say that I have used those regular, not under-aged, services, oh at least, er...more than once.