Thai immigration chief announces arrest of wanted British child sex offender

 

Image: Naew Na

 

Chief of Thai immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang has announced the arrest of a British man wanted by the UK authorities for child sex offences. 

 

A press briefing was told that a man who was originally known as Mr O'Hagan had changed his name to Mr Macleod and had traveled in and out of Thailand between 2016 - 2019.

 

He had been prosecuted in Britain for possession of child pornography in 2008 and despite being the subject of a court order had in 2012 been grooming a child aged 12. 

 

When O'Hagan changed his name he turned his attention to Thailand, reported Naew Na. 

 

He had mostly stayed in Chiang Mai but after representations from the UK embassy in Thailand Thai police started tracking him. 

 

He was finally arrested in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok. 

 

He has had his visa revoked and will be deported. No further details were given about the arrest except to say that Immigration 1 officials were involved. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

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14 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

He had been prosecuted in Britain for possession of child pornography in 2008 and despite being the subject of a court order had in 2012 been grooming a child aged 12. 

And what has he been up to the last years? These kind of "people" should never be let out of sight unless a proper orchieectomy.

Once again goes to show that Thailand just like most other countries should screen people prior to letting them in, instead of chasing them once they are already in.

Luckily he was doing his TM 30's otherwise he would have been in real trouble

 

4 minutes ago, BestB said:

Once again goes to show that Thailand just like most other countries should screen people prior to letting them in, instead of chasing them once they are already in.

yes, and yet, many TVF posters complain constantly about Immigration checks at airports, finger printing, 90 day checks, TM 30s etc.  People can't have it all ways. 

2 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Luckily he was doing his TM 30's otherwise he would have been in real trouble

 

Maybe that's how they found him

The animal deserves what he gets. 

 

Was he employed by a very well known teaching agent called

S - - N? 

6 minutes ago, BestB said:

Once again goes to show that Thailand just like most other countries should screen people prior to letting them in, instead of chasing them once they are already in.

Thai immigration should screen every foreigner upon arrival in Thailand. Not only some nationalities. They should really do their job because some people just add foreigners a worst name... Our names are already bad because it Thai minds foreigners are making Thailand bad.. 

13 minutes ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Thai immigration should screen every foreigner upon arrival in Thailand. Not only some nationalities. They should really do their job because some people just add foreigners a worst name... Our names are already bad because it Thai minds foreigners are making Thailand bad.. 

they do, but if the person is using a false identity, it's easier to miss them at immigration checks. Finger printing helps to avoid that problem, which is why it has been introduced. 

As far as I'm concerned Thailand has every right to know where all foreigners are residing, at all times. That this animal was allowed to get on a plane to come here is a crime also, a child was possibly harmed due to this blatant incompetence in the UK.

18 minutes ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Thai immigration should screen every foreigner upon arrival in Thailand. Not only some nationalities. They should really do their job because some people just add foreigners a worst name... Our names are already bad because it Thai minds foreigners are making Thailand bad.. 

No, not upon arrival but prior to arrival 

34 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Luckily he was doing his TM 30's otherwise he would have been in real trouble

 

I'm sure if he was caught because he reported is address in would be in 100 font in the article:)

They aren't going to catch bad guys with a TM30 because said bad guys will not be reporting their address. Would like to know how this guy was tracked and found. 

37 minutes ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Thai immigration should screen every foreigner upon arrival in Thailand. Not only some nationalities. They should really do their job because some people just add foreigners a worst name... Our names are already bad because it Thai minds foreigners are making Thailand bad.. 

You are totally right.  Actually most if not all foreigners pedophiles arrested are farangs.  We never hear Africans, Indians, blacks, Arabs involve in these vile crimes.   

Glad he’s off the streets. Hope the judicial system prevents him from having any opportunity to maim

another child.

Makes me sick.

like other posters have said should never be allowed to hold a passport, internal

country travel restricted, and monitored by parole or police officers at least weekly as to whereabouts.

rehabilitation cannot be assumed of chanced.

2 minutes ago, Petchou said:

You are totally right.  Actually most if not all foreigners pedophiles arrested are farangs.  We never hear Africans, Indians, blacks, Arabs involve in these vile crimes.   

If you ever read the British press, there are numerous times, every year, child grooming gangs are busted, and they normally are not white males. 

4 minutes ago, Petchou said:

You are totally right.  Actually most if not all foreigners pedophiles arrested are farangs.  We never hear Africans, Indians, blacks, Arabs involve in these vile crimes.   

It may have something to do with the level of law enforcement in some of these countries.  No nationalities are free of these types of offenders.

10 minutes ago, Petchou said:

You are totally right.  Actually most if not all foreigners pedophiles arrested are farangs.  We never hear Africans, Indians, blacks, Arabs involve in these vile crimes.   

That’s because in parts of some countries it’s not called paedophilia. It’s called ‘the culture’. 

12 minutes ago, Petchou said:

You are totally right.  Actually most if not all foreigners pedophiles arrested are farangs.  We never hear Africans, Indians, blacks, Arabs involve in these vile crimes.   

Maybe they're just more successful, or, they don't get prosecuted in their country of origin, therefore no record.

6 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

It may have something to do with the level of law enforcement in some of these countries.  No nationalities are free of these types of offenders.

Increasing numbers of Thais also being arrested for paedophile offenses now largely due to the influence of social media  allowing and encouraging the reporting by victims. Before usually hushed up or buried to avoid loss of face, especially in schools.

This guy was able to travel because he changed his name. Exactly how, officially or illegally, hasn't been explained in the article.

It would not be reasonable to blame Immigration visa issue or departure and arrival procedures for his travel. It's impossible to scrutinize every passenger to the degree required to hopefully weed out every criminal. Blaming the system for travel by someone like him doesn't make sense.

39 minutes ago, Petchou said:

You are totally right.  Actually most if not all foreigners pedophiles arrested are farangs.  We never hear Africans, Indians, blacks, Arabs involve in these vile crimes.   

Maybe they don't get caught. 

..... 

1 hour ago, BestB said:

Once again goes to show that Thailand just like most other countries should screen people prior to letting them in, instead of chasing them once they are already in.

A simple police report from home country ( for free no pay) on short notice to receive , asked by any visa exempt could already exclude those ones (as the visa way would be risky to do for those ..), and Thai I.O. can consider access on whatever is marked on that document to grant access or not ...

 

Irrespective of nationality or culture if caught in Thailand  they should be exterminated. 

The UK should have taken his passport away

1 hour ago, BestB said:

Once again goes to show that Thailand just like most other countries should screen people prior to letting them in, instead of chasing them once they are already in.

Perhaps the UK might do a better job allowing such individuals to leave the country rather than making it Thailand's job to screen & apprehend them.

If in the UK he was registered on the sex offenders list I thought they could not travel aboard, 

1 hour ago, kmj said:

Maybe that's how they found him

 I'd say it's pretty clear from the article, the only reason the Thai police had any clue there was a problem with this guy is they were put on his trail by the British Embassy authorities.

 

Why does Thailand have passport controls? If a guy like that wants to come into the country the red lights should be flashing.

Go back!

Cut his ⚽⚾???????????? off!

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