Former cop in South jailed for paedophilia

By Kesinee Taengkhiao
The Nation

 

 

A former Phatthalung-based police officer was sentenced to 142 years and 16 months in jail for raping and molesting an 11-year-old boy between November 2016 and March 2017. The term was later reduced to 50 years as it is the maximum prison term allowed by Thai law.

 

The primary court found Pol Snr Sgt-Major Prapas Maothong, 51, of the Pa Phayom Police Station guilty of attempting to rape a minor under the age of 13, raping a minor under age 13, taking a minor under age 15 away for lewd acts and molesting a minor under 13. For these charges, he was initially sentenced to a combined 142 years and 16 months in prison. 

 

However, noting that Prapas had paid Bt250,000 in compensation to the victim’s parents bringing the civil lawsuit to an end, the judge said that Prapas as a policeman who has committed such heinous crimes is not entitled to a suspended jail term. Finding Prapas’ confession useful to the case, the judge halved his jail term to 71 years and eight months, though he can only serve a maximum of 50 years behind bars according to Thai law. 

 

Prapas was arrested at home late last year, where police confiscated his two mobile phones, a computer, a tripod and video clips of child sex abuse. Police also rescued a boy during the raid. During initial interrogation, Prapas confessed to his crime. 

 

Thai police first received a tip-off in January last year from Australian police, who said there was a policeman in the South of Thailand who went by the handle “Jah Mhee”, and had previously been implicated for sharing child-sex content with previously arrested suspects in Australia. The Department of Special Investigation and the Police's Crime Suppression Division officers launched a joint investigation and gathered sufficient evidence to arrest the cop in November last year.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30374848

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

A former Phatthalung-based police officer was sentenced to 142 years and 16 months in jail for raping and molesting an 11-year-old boy between November 2016 and March 2017. The term was later reduced to 50 years as it is the maximum prison term allowed by Thai law.

Great news, so even a Thai cop can go to jail, lets hope he stays there for the rest of his miserable life. 

The real criminals, hiding behind badges, rot in Prison you douche bag..

142 years and 16 months in jail. 

 

Odd way to phrase it, but great result

Wondering if he has not completed the minimum term of imprisonment at the time of death, does his body/remains stay on prison land?

 

I'm sure this gay guy will find plenty of friends inside

5 hours ago, webfact said:

hai police first received a tip-off in January last year from Australian police, who said there was a policeman in the South of Thailand who went by the handle “Jah Mhee”, and had previously been implicated for sharing child-sex content with previously arrested suspects in Australia. The Department of Special Investigation and the Police's Crime Suppression Division officers launched a joint investigation and gathered sufficient evidence to arrest the cop in November last year.

Why the h*ll did it take from Jan to November to get him?

Looks like a smile or smirk on his face??!

The sociopathy of paedophiles is such that there thinking and feelings are so distorted that most don’t have any sense or wrongdoing.

They must be kept completely away from children.

The poor child he soul murdered will have to deal with this for the rest of their life.

No child escapes such heinous abuse without terrible psychic damage.

The worlds governments need to lift their game!!! In tracking, containing and separating paedophiles out of society.

The duplicity in the church, schools organisations, and society, however unwittingly we do so, needs to be confronted and changed to protect children as much as can be.

I speak as someone who knows first hand what being molested does to you, and, having spent 25 years counselling and providing therapy for others so abused.

Who knows how many children's lives this human trash ruined - they said they rescued another boy during the raid?! Give him the death sentence - jail is not enough. Let's hope prisoners sort that one out once they realize why he's in.

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

Why the h*ll did it take from Jan to November to get him?

Presumably because in a country where everyone seems to go by nicknames, it isn't as simple as looking him up in the whitepages?

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

Why the h*ll did it take from Jan to November to get him?

Unbelievable !

 

Fantastic work all round, great co-operation, great sentence but you still manage to find a moan !

Why give 142 years and then reduce it to 50 as a maximum sentence, does the courts not know the tariff for each crime

So good. 50 years.

 

Last month the foreign tourist in Phuket and the president of Orbortor in Phangnga. Now the police.

 

Do this thing in south of Thailand and you go to jail!!!

 

The thaivisa member who think it ok? Stay away. We don’t accept.

 

 

 

 

I agree with the sentence and may he rot in jail for the remainder of his years.. 

 

But here in Thailand one can be charged with aggravated murder and be sentenced to 12yrs and by pleading guilty, out in 6 yrs.. Unless you're a hiso and can have your conviction quashed with the handover of a brown envelope.. 

 

It is good to be always on the right side of the law in Thailand as a foreigner, because shites can happen if someone's not careful.. 

maximum allowed by thai law? so if you kill 1 person or 50, you would get 50 years max

 

maybe you get lucky and are freed are doing half that time

7 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

Why the h*ll did it take from Jan to November to get him?

To gather enough evidence for a conviction? 

12 hours ago, Almer said:

Why give 142 years and then reduce it to 50 as a maximum sentence, does the courts not know the tariff for each crime

The court passed sentencing based on the actual crime(s). The maximum then limits that number. I think it is good to have the perspective of the severity of the crime reflected in that pre-limited sentence.