Two men arrested in connection to child pornography ring involving at least 1,500 boys

By Kornkamon Aksorndech, 
Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

Two men have been arrested for allegedly luring at least 31 boys aged between 13 and 18 to perform lewd acts on social media, which were recorded as video and sold or exchanged in a secret chat group, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) chief Pol Maj-General Kornchai Klayklueng announced at a Bangkok press conference on Wednesday.

 

Five victims have filed formal complaints against the suspects.

 

Freelance casting director Paveen Buppanhakul, 31, was arrested on December 24 at a condominium in Bangkok’s Sathorn district allegedly in possession of child pornography. 

 

He was charged under the Child Protection Act and the Computer Act for distributing child pornography and human trafficking in connection to producing child pornography and seeking to benefit from its distribution. 

 

A university employee Lak Musiknukul, 41, was also arrested at his home in Phatthalung on January 16.

 

Police seized two terabytes of video featuring child pornography on Paveen’s computer, while officers seized 25 gigabytes of video on Lak’s computer. Police suspected the two men possessed video depicting more than 1,500 boys in compromising situations.

 

The investigation by the Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children (TICAC) team found that Paveen allegedly had opened a Facebook account under the name “Jik Nichaporn Likhidwong” with a profile photo of 26-year-old former singer and internet celebrity Ananya “Goodiie” Saowaparkmaneewong as a teenager.

 

He allegedly used the profile to befriend boys before requesting them to masturbate in front of a camera with a promise to reciprocate. He allegedly recorded the sex acts for later distribution via the Internet, police said.

 

Paveen also continued to blackmail victims to perform lewd attacks until some told their parents, resulting in the complaints, police said.

 

Paveen was also accused of molesting boys at his apartment based on footage from a hidden camera in his room. 

 

After Paveen’s arrest, police determined that he had sold clips to another Facebook user under the name “Belle Arunmanee Jirakunladilok”, who turned out to be Lak. 

 

Police found that Lak also allegedly pretended to be a girl contacting boys via Facebook to ask them to masturbate in front of a camera, which he recorded reportedly only for his personal viewing. He allegedly would then show a compromising video of a girl in exchange. 

 

Lak said that he had carried out such behaviour since 2011 when he got the idea from a homosexual web board. 

 

He was initially charged with possessing and distributing child pornography in violation of the Child Protection Act and Computer Act.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30337631

 

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What they were doing is clearly wrong and they should seriously punished.

 

As a side observation, they were too stupid to understand that it would be quite easy for the scheme to go wrong and they would be caught.

 

They certainly don't have any morals or understanding of what is right and wrong, I wonder if they even know the difference between daytime and nighttime? 

 

 

 

execute them all.

 

next case.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police seized two terabytes of video featuring child pornography on Paveen’s computer, while officers seized 25 gigabytes of video on Lak’s computer.

Too stupid to used encryption .

2 caught and stopped. 

Many more to get. 

Keep going. 

11 hours ago, BuaBS said:

Too stupid to used encryption .

Is that what you do? ?

Hmmmm. 

I'll be watching you. 

7 minutes ago, greenchair said:

Is that what you do? ?

Hmmmm. 

I'll be watching you. 

pretty nasty inference

 

even nastier than thought of you peeking through windows

47 minutes ago, greenchair said:

Is that what you do? ?

Hmmmm. 

I'll be watching you. 

Hmmmm. And who is watching you? Policing is best left to those qualified and not self-appointed.

12 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

execute them all.

 

next case.

I am not the judge or executioner. I leave that to those in authority and who are qualified to do so. Such comments as you made have no legal or ethical merits.

25 minutes ago, Benmart said:

I am not the judge or executioner. I leave that to those in authority and who are qualified to do so. Such comments as you made have no legal or ethical merits.

In my courtroom all child molesters are to be sentenced to death.

In my courtroom all child molesters are to be sentenced to death.

Like that will make a difference. Pathetic.

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1 hour ago, Benmart said:

Hmmmm. And who is watching you? Policing is best left to those qualified and not self-appointed.

Takes a whole village to raise a child. 

 

15 hours ago, scorecard said:

What they were doing is clearly wrong and they should seriously punished.

 

As a side observation, they were too stupid to understand that it would be quite easy for the scheme to go wrong and they would be caught.

 

They certainly don't have any morals or understanding of what is right and wrong, I wonder if they even know the difference between daytime and nighttime? 

 

 

 

I have to disagree. They knew absolutely that it was wrong, else why the subterfuge.
Have to agree about the stupid part.

5 hours ago, Benmart said:

I am not the judge or executioner. I leave that to those in authority and who are qualified to do so. Such comments as you made have no legal or ethical merits.

How do you qualified to understand that any sexual assaults is WRONG, ALWAYS, ANYTIME and ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What about the boys future???????

Injured for life both fhysically and mentally!!!!!!!

DON'T TALK ABOUT ETHICS,

I'M THROWING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

According to the Nation story, "he got the idea from a homosexual web board".

 

Time to clean out these gadarene stables.