Karaoke bars raided, teenagers rescued, in underage sex probe

By The Nation

 

 

Four simultaneous raids have been carried out on karaoke bars in Nakhon Ratchasima's Phra Thong Kham and Dan Khun Thod districts following a Department of Provincial Administration investigation into alleged underage prostitution and human trafficking.

 

 

Two teams of officials, accompanied by an anti-child trafficking NGO group called Operation Underground Railroad, conducted the raids at 9.30pm on Thursday.

 

Together they rescued seven girls under 20 and four girls under 18 - the youngest was aged only 15 - from the “Lover” karaoke bar in Tambon Sa Phra, Phra Thong Kham district. During the raid, a 17-year-old sex worker was performing a service for a customer in a hotel room near the bar.

 

 

The other team, led by Da Khun Thod district chief Paitoon Mahacheun and a senior officer, Pol Col Torsak Chantharakantanon, raided the “Raeng Ma Joy” karaoke bar in Tambon Nong Bua Takiat, where they rescued three Laotian girls who appeared to be much younger than the age stated in their passports. One girl later admitted she was just 14, even though her passport said she was 18.

 

The second team also raided the “Pakjai” karaoke bar next door, where they rounded up two Laotian waitresses whose passports said they were 22 and 24. 

 

 

Officials also searched another karaoke bar in Tambon Takhien and apprehended two Laotian women.

 

It is suspected that one of them drove a car across the border to Laos and brought back girls to provide sex services at various bars.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30363347

 

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54 minutes ago, webfact said:

teenagers rescued

There's a reason these girls want to sell their bodies in Thailand. They get much more money compared to 'working' in Laos.

What a lot of croc. Rescued! I don't think so. Just another case of the owner not handing over the money or enough money to the BIB who more than likely are customers themselves.????

How about a list of the names of the bars, also suspected of carrying on this type of activities, that have not been raided yet?

 

Just in order to avoid making a mistake, and wandering into the wrong bar, of course.  Cough Cough!!!

1 hour ago, Vacuum said:

There's a reason these girls want to sell their bodies in Thailand. They get much more money compared to 'working' in Laos.

Do you seriously think the girls get a lot of choice in the working location?  Some of the ones mentioned are 14!  Whilst I admit some teenagers can be quite precocious and act and appear older it is laughable to suggest they are the ones who arranged their own trip across the border and 'lucrative' employment in Thailand.  If you think these children are making 'career decisions' you must be in complete denial of the well established facts that human trafficking preys on the young and the vulnerable.

10 minutes ago, animalmagic said:

If you think these children are making 'career decisions'

Most of them were 18-20 year olds.

The ones in the group photo posted above look VERY young...

 

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four girls under 18 - the youngest was aged only 15 - from the “Lover” karaoke bar in Tambon Sa Phra, Phra Thong Kham district. During the raid, a 17-year-old sex worker was performing a service for a customer in a hotel room near the bar.

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three Laotian girls who appeared to be much younger than the age stated in their passports. One girl later admitted she was just 14, even though her passport said she was 18.

 

Just now, Vacuum said:

Most of them were 18-20 year olds.

"Together they rescued seven girls under 20 and four girls under 18"

So, from your calculations, the 64 % majority were between 18 and 20 at the time they were rescued so the whole thing is not important.  Totally ignoring the fact that it was highly likely NOT their first day of work and they may have been forced into this situation when under 18.

To the best of my knowledge the legal age for working in a bar where alcohol is served is 20.  I am open to correction on that one.  If true then 100% of the girls were under age to work in the karaoke bars.

4 hours ago, Vacuum said:

There's a reason these girls want to sell their bodies in Thailand. They get much more money compared to 'working' in Laos.

 

none of them sells their body - they just provide services

5 hours ago, Vacuum said:

There's a reason these girls want to sell their bodies in Thailand. They get much more money compared to 'working' in Laos.

How do you know this ?

1 hour ago, thurien said:

 

none of them sells their body - they just provide services

The oldest profession in the world!

It's a two way street!

17 hours ago, cracker1 said:

How do you know this ?

Because I've met girls/ladies in Laos, and several of them wanted to go quit their job and go to Udon Thani, CM or other places to make money. Their salaries in Laos was rediculously small.

34 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Because I've met girls/ladies in Laos, and several of them wanted to go quit their job and go to Udon Thani, CM or other places to make money. Their salaries in Laos was rediculously small.

 

The sheets are always softer, and the condoms better lubricated, on the other side of the border! 

3 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The sheets are always softer, and the condoms better lubricated, on the other side of the border! 

I wouldn't know.