School director in Korat denies charge of raping minor

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School director denies charge of raping minor

By The Nation

 

 

A 51-year-old school director in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Bua Yai district, who is involved in a scandal involving an alleged relationship with a schoolgirl, has denied a separate charge of raping a minor under 15, which was filed by police on Wednesday.
 

The teacher has already been suspended from work pending a disciplinary investigation over allegations that he had an intimate relationship with a 14-year-old Mathayom 2 schoolgirl.

 

Meanwhile, the Teachers’ Council of Thailand Office also sent officials to Bua Yai to gather information as it considers revoking his teaching and school-administration licences, a source at the local education office said.

 

Suspended director of Ban Patong Thanoen Samakkee School, Nathapop Boonthongtho, was accompanied by his lawyer when he went to meet police at noon, as per a summons. He then denied the rape charge and said he would fight the accusation in court.

 

Nathapop was previously charged with “taking a minor under 15 away from his or her parent or guardian for lewd act”, and with libel, over an alleged dispute with a local woman who reportedly revealed the scandal. He has also denied both these charges and vowed to fight them in court.

 

In the meantime, the serious disciplinary probe against Nathapop is ongoing. A source said the investigators were determined to conclude the case within 60 days as per an instruction from Education Ministry permanent secretary Karun Sakulpradit for them to report back swiftly. 

 

Nathapop, who was given 15 days to explain himself to the inquiry committee, had not met the panel to submit an explanation as of press time, the source added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30338245

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-08

[Araiwah]

He probably thinks it was consensual and it's true love therefore he's innocent. It will be amazing to hear his defence and difficult to understand how he got to his standing after the pack of lies he's about to offer up. Mark my words.

[sammieuk1]

Paper pen and rope should be supplied free of charge!

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[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

In the meantime, the serious disciplinary probe against Nathapop is ongoing.

Look at it, it's a serious probe! As opposed to a hilarious one.

[Just1Voice]

Well, let's see.  He was transferred out of his previous school, and fined, for his involvement with one underaged girl there, instead of being fired and prosecuted.  His legal wife, all of 20 years old, has left him after 4 years, which means she was 15 or 16 when they married.  Now he's involved in one, and possibly two more cases at this school.  

 

This POS should see some serious jail time, along with being stripped of his teaching license, and never be allowed within 1,000 feet of a school for the rest of his life.