Thai Police Arrest Canadian Facing Charges In Usa

[mikethevigoman]

Ya'll can talk until you're blue in the face and say, "Should, should, should" but it isn't going to happen just because you think it should. International background checks would be very costly to do for every foreign teacher. Most schools would probably have absolutely no idea how to do this, especially schools in rural places. I assume Nan is a rural upcountry location. That process (background checks) would have to be initiated by the Thai government in Bangkok, not the schools. Rural schools just don't have the resources or no-how to do this.

Also, it maybe hard to believe, but many government schools have no idea how to get a work permit for a foreigner. Some of them have just barely started hiring foreigners in the last few years. It's not an excuse, but there are explanations. I visited a very rural school in a very small village and they really wanted farang to teach their students. I can say the farang teachers they'd had up to that point were much more effective at teaching the language, at least in the communicative (speaking and listening) aspect, simply because they had to always use English when teaching. Not all the farang they'd had were necessarily technically qualified, but they did a pretty good job. However, since the school is in such a small village, the English coordinator was afraid to force the one farang teacher on staff to pay for a work permit, as they felt they wouldn't be able to get any farang teachers with that stipulation. They were a rural school and had few finances, and they couldn't pay for work permits. Also, they really had no idea how to get a foreigner a work permit. If the government wants to change situations like this, they need to get the information on work permits to the principals of all government schools. It's got to start from the top down. I have a lot of sympathy for the inadequacies of rural government schools, as I have seen their situation firshand.

So what do you suggest? Maybe you can make excuses for them till were blue in the face? Your kind of enabling is just the kind of thing that Thais no longer need. Its time to for them to get it done, That includes figuring out how to get English teachers who dont have a history violent sex crimes. Believe it or not youre not the only person commenting here who has first hand knowledge of the Thai educational system. Youre just the only one who is making excuses for them so they can continue their march into mediocracy!

I think a central base like interpol should allow criminal checks for anyone that wants to become a teacher,and an authorisation number given when/if cleared,.THE INNOCENT SHOULDNT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS ,.

[mikethevigoman]

UPDATE... he's back in America now

Brian Jones (left) has been on the run since 2000. Prosecutors charged Jones with kidnapping, battery and sexual assault.

Fugitive Caught After 7 Years on the Run

Whoever thought law enforcement was a glamorous job never spent a Tuesday night in a Barstow parking lot waiting for a mini-van.

But there's no place FBI Agent Scott Hendericks would rather be. This stop marks the last leg of a seven year journey to bring fugitive Brian Jones to justice.

The FBI has been searching for Jones since he jumped bail in 2000. Jones has spent years on the run and is accused of a brutal rape and kidnapping. Thanks to an extraordinary effort by law enforcement around the world, Jones will finally face justice.

"This is what it's all about -- catching the ones that don't want to be caught. It's a great feeling," said Hendericks.

In September of 1999, prosecutors charged Jones with kidnapping, battery and sexual assault for the vicious rape of a woman whose car had broken down in the desert.

Police believe Jones held her captive in his home for more than 18 hours, assaulting her repeatedly.

"With the experience that I have and that of my counterparts, this is probably the worst rape case that we have ever been a part of. It was brutal, brutal," added Hendericks.

Jones bailed out of jail and fled the country before his case ever went to trial. The FBI's Criminal Apprehension Team followed every lead, America's Most Wanted profiled the case and officials circulated his picture around the globe.

Finally, in 2004, the Canadian citizen made a mistake. He applied to renew his passport at the embassy in Thailand.

"I think he thought I'll get over there. He knew the area, knew the lifestyle. This is a good place to hide," said Hendericks.

It took another three years of investigative work, plus 28 hours of travel time to deliver Jones to Hendericks stateside.

"He was in a little village, in the very northern part of Thailand... I think his first statement was how in the heck did you find me?" Hendericks said.

As Jones settles in for the long drive to Las Vegas, Hendericks thanks the men who made it possible. It may not be glamorous but Hendericks will tell you, there's nothing else he'd rather do.

Jones is scheduled to appear in Clark County District Court next week.

- Channel 8 News (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)

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Video news clip available here:

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.as...p;nav=menu102_2

There is a lesson to be learnt here, DONT BAIL THESE @SSHOLES ! Edited December 14, 2007 by mikethevigoman

[Buchholz]

BANGKOK: -- An American man wanted for rape and other alleged crimes in the U.S. was arrested in Thailand, where he had been working as an elementary school English teacher, police said Monday.

Thai police arrested Brian Michael Jones on Saturday in the northern province of Nan, where he had been teaching for more than nine months, said Lt. Col. Wirot Weerasakul.

He is suspected of having raped women and sexually harassed children in the U.S. state of Nevada, TNA reported.

He went to Thailand in March 2006, TNA said.

Jones is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face charges, Wirot said.

Brian Michael Jones Arrest

Man sentenced to 20 years in kidnapping, sexual assault case

A 54-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to up to 20 years in prison, a dozen years after he was first charged with raping and kidnapping a woman. Brian Jones originally faced nine felony counts, but on Sept. 12, the day his trial was to start, he took a plea deal.

As part of the deal, Jones entered an Alford plea to second-degree kidnapping, battery with intent to commit sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. An Alford plea means Jones did not admit guilt but acknowledged prosecutors could prove their case against him.

In 1999, Jones was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman he had stopped to help on the side of the road. The woman, captive for days, escaped and was helped by a nurse driving down the road. Court records show that after posting $250,000 bond in November 1999, Jones fled the country. He was caught in Thailand and extradited back to the United States in December 2007.

Continues:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/man-sentenced-to-20-years-in-kidnapping-sexual-assault-case-133904803.html?ref=803

Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nov. 15, 2011

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[CosmicSurfer]

Oh dear, yet more negatives for the dedicated ones who will ( unfortunately ) probably feel a backlash from it.

Just adds more to the proposed checks and the need to prove ones integrity when applying for a teaching post.

marshbags and i,m sorry to say.

Just 2 months ago while "Transiting" the USA on my way to Canada (I'm a dual USA/Canada citizen, BTW.) I was RIPPED APART by USA Customs looking for Child Porn!!!! Just because I told them that I spent the Last 9 years living in Thailand, and was an English teacher!!!

Never mind that they saw photos of my Thai wife! I was an Older English teacher, therefore I am a pervert.... Talk about Profiling!

Took 2 of them out of their priority Job of protecting the USA from little old ladies and pregnant women carrying WMDs!

I will never, Ever FLY into, out of, or transit the USA again... Ever....

At least not out of Choice... My new job may require it! BUMMER!

CS

Edited November 16, 2011 by CosmicSurfer