The Siem Reap Provincial Court last week sentenced a 79-year-old American man and his Cambodian accomplice to one year in jail and to one-and-a-half years in jail respectively for having sex with a 10-year-old boy. According to an Action Pour Les Enfants (Aple) statement, on January 17, 2018, the Siem Reap provincial court sentenced John Paul Zollbrecht, 79, to one year in jail and his Cambodian accomplice, Nheb Sophorn, 23, to one-and-a-half years in jail for having sex with a 10-year-old boy.

 

In February 2017, Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Police in Siem Reap arrested the American on suspicion of the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy, while his Cambodian friend who had allegedly helped in the crime was also arrested. Although both offenders were found guilty, the victim’s family who also attended the court hearing expressed their dissatisfaction with the verdict and asked to appeal the sentencing. Aple will continue to work with the family and provide ongoing support to the boy during his rehabilitation process.

 

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It does seem like very light sentences for the offense, unless it is an acknowledgement that a Cambodian prison will be especially harsh for kiddie diddlers.

That's no sentence . Those guys are joking .

4 hours ago, Bill Miller said:

It does seem like very light sentences for the offense, unless it is an acknowledgement that a Cambodian prison will be especially harsh for kiddie diddlers.

One would hope that once the American has served his sentence he will then be extradited to the USA and be tried again and receive a more appropriate sentence.  No point in excusing the Cambodians for the sentence, which was probably influenced by a brown envelope or two.  Life in a Cambodian prison can be pretty awful I am sure but again if you have money then everything can be manipulated.  

16 minutes ago, dunroaming said:

One would hope that once the American has served his sentence he will then be extradited to the USA and be tried again and receive a more appropriate sentence.  No point in excusing the Cambodians for the sentence, which was probably influenced by a brown envelope or two.  Life in a Cambodian prison can be pretty awful I am sure but again if you have money then everything can be manipulated.  

This is mandatory now, I am sure the Legal people in the US Embassy already know of tis and will send him to the states as soon as he finished his sentence on Cambodia........his passport will also be cancelled and a new one issued with the statement  under his name that he is a convicted sex offender, and entered in the International Saga =Base - this is a serious offense now a days.