Police do nothing for two years - but one of their own is in the frame for rape of girl aged 10

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A distraught father told lawyers how his daughter was repeatedly raped at the hands of a man in the village. 

 

When the abuse was revealed a report was made to the police. That was getting on for two years ago. 

 

The man accused of preying on the little primary school girl is a senior police sergeant.

 

A policeman.

 

Narong, 56, the dad turned to a team of lawyers from the Future Forward party after the police investigation stalled since 2020, reported Thai Rath.

 

He said that his daughter was ten at the time when she was raped in March, April, September and October of 2020. 

 

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Since the alleged crimes the policeman concerned has not been taken off duty, and walks around the village quite freely.

 

Except now he is ratcheting up the trouble by making threats to Narong meaning he is faced with getting out of town as he fears attack.

 

This situation is playing out in Mai Sai, Chiang Rai in the far north. 

 

The lawyers working on the case said they were in touch with top prosecutors and expected an announcement from police top brass imminently. 

 

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[darksidedog]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Since the alleged crimes the policeman concerned has not been taken off duty, and walks around the village quite freely.

He wouldn't if it had been my kid.

Whole thing is disgusting from top to bottom, but about what you expect from the BIB.

[toofarnorth]

Does it say somewhere exactly where , I live halfway between Chiang Rai and Maesai. Would like to know more .

[Mywayboy]

He will just be posted elsewhere. 

The poor child will be traumatized for the rest of her life.

Disgusting once again preying on children in Thailand. Grrrr!!!

[Enoon]

50 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

He wouldn't if it had been my kid.

Whole thing is disgusting from top to bottom, but about what you expect from the BIB.

Latest TAT campaign:

 

"The less you know about Thailand the more you'll like it. So just turn up for a week or so, give us your money.....and **** off  before reality starts to bite. Don't forget to tell your mates what a great time you had!"

 

 

 

Edited March 30, 2022 by Enoon

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

I'm surprised the poor little girl hasn't been charged with defamation and dirtying the name of the RTP.

 

Let's hope there is finally some justice for this girl.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

When the abuse was revealed a report was made to the police. That was getting on for two years ago. 

 

The man accused of preying on the little primary school girl is a senior police sergeant.

Sickening.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The lawyers working on the case said they were in touch with top prosecutors and expected an announcement from police top brass imminently. 

About <deleted> time.

[marcho]

Oh but he is good policeman, we can't do that. Expose the filthy dirty man, carnt wait to read more of this. Where's the justice 

Edited March 30, 2022 by marcho

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The lawyers working on the case said they were in touch with top prosecutors and expected an announcement from police top brass imminently. 

If the other side come out with the same , it sounds mightily like 'what's it worth and how much is he willing to pay to make it go away'

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, Mywayboy said:

He will just be posted elsewhere. 

Seems they don't bother to even do that anymore. All the inactive posts must be filled.
Why does Thailand have a police force? If it was disbanded the crime rate would plummet.

[Bangkok Barry]

6 hours ago, Enoon said:

Latest TAT campaign:

 

"The less you know about Thailand the more you'll like it. So just turn up for a week or so, give us your money.....and **** off  before reality starts to bite. Don't forget to tell your mates what a great time you had!"

 

 

 

That is exactly why the authorities don't like long stayers. We see what the place is really like and, shock horror, we speak about it. They hate that. My advice to anyone contemplating living in Thailand for any length of time has long been to spend a week or two reading the English language news, watching Thai tv in both the afternoons and evening in order to evaluate the mental capacity of the population, and spend time watching the driving 'skills'. Then if you still want to make the move, good luck.

[richard_smith237]

Stories such as this bring out the keyboard warrior in many of us. With the exception of course, that under such circumstances we are prepared to become the person we don’t want to be and take matters into our own hands.

 

In such circumstances where the justice system is clearly broken the solutions are sadly evident. 

 

Stand in wait for the septic toad mow him down... 

[Will B Good]

Sadly, I can see this going nowhere.....witnesses, DNA evidence?

 

He will simply deny, deny, deny.

 

Look at the case last week where a girl, it was claimed, had been raped and become pregnant by her own grandfather.......no DNA even taken for testing.

Edited March 30, 2022 by Will B Good

[metisdead]

An abusive post and a reply has been removed.

[cncltd1973]

2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Sadly, I can see this going nowhere.....witnesses, DNA evidence?

 

He will simply deny, deny, deny.

 

Look at the case last week where a girl, it was claimed, had been raped and become pregnant by her own grandfather.......no DNA even taken for testing.

so sad and so true

[sammieuk1]

Would have to get him wacked end of story ????

[Scott]

Off-topic post reported and removed.

[natway09]

If indeed this is true, in my village he would not be walking around a free man.

He would not be able to walk.

Any respect I had for the RTP is diminishing FAST

[RobU]

Personally I would remove his wedding tackle and testicles inform the district of what was done to him then then send him back to work it takes hours to train a sergeant like him you can't waste all that valuable training and experience.

[BangkokReady]

Disgusting.

 

Did anything come of the teachers that gang raped student(s) in the school in Mukdahan?  The one where they then threatened the family and some of the other teachers defended them for doing it?

[Tropposurfer]

He needs rule 303 to be applied forthwith.

[RobU]

7 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

He needs rule 303 to be applied forthwith.

Thats a bit extreme! He probably has family.. Just be compassionate, surgically remove all his wedding tackle, sew him up, inform the community and let him continue in his role as a community policeman, Although he may have to resign due to the pressure of public ridicule and laughter at his condition, he could still get a job as a labourer somewhere to support his family and his wife/partner could take a lover to satisfy her needs and perhaps produce more children. The most extreme penalty is (rule 303) is not exacted (thus satisfying the iterntional community) and he remains useful to the local community plus he doesn't go to prison which costs the state money.

Edited March 31, 2022 by RobU

[Moonlover]

On 3/30/2022 at 5:18 PM, Will B Good said:

Sadly, I can see this going nowhere.....witnesses, DNA evidence?

 

He will simply deny, deny, deny.

 

Look at the case last week where a girl, it was claimed, had been raped and become pregnant by her own grandfather.......no DNA even taken for testing.

I'm sure you're right, especially when you factor in that rape is one of the most difficult crimes to prove anyway.

 

Even in the UK only 1 in 60 reported rape cases result in a prosecution and even then there is low success rate. And that's with a reasonably trustworthy police force!

[pomchop]

On 3/29/2022 at 4:35 PM, Mywayboy said:

He will just be posted elsewhere. 

The poor child will be traumatized for the rest of her life.

Disgusting once again preying on children in Thailand. Grrrr!!!

posted elsewhere?  like a catholic priest?

[KhaoYai]

On 3/31/2022 at 1:47 PM, Moonlover said:

I'm sure you're right, especially when you factor in that rape is one of the most difficult crimes to prove anyway.

 

Even in the UK only 1 in 60 reported rape cases result in a prosecution and even then there is low success rate. And that's with a reasonably trustworthy police force!

Its one of the most difficult to prove with very good reason - in most cases its the word of one party against another and in the majority of cases, the two parties know each other. I knew a girl who openly admitted to me that she had invited her ex to her home, slept with him then claimed rape (having secured DNA) - she roped her friend in as a witness and the guy got 7 years.  The girl had fabricated the whole thing as revenge for the guys behaviour whilst they were together and more or less bragged about it to me.  I considered going to the police but it would have been my word against hers.  I'm no longer in contact with her but I hope she left town before he got out - he'd have been one angry man.

 

If there is DNA evidence and the victim is clearly underage then its not difficult to prove at all because there is no such thing as consensual sex with a minor in the UK - I'd like to think Thailand has a similar law but I know not.

 

I'm not defending rapists in any way - I'd hang those who rape children but I fully appreciate why the prosecution/conviction rates are so low.  I also think that the UK law in rape/sexual assault cases is very unfair in terms of naming suspects.  Under UK law the victim is allowed to remain anonymous whist the suspect, once charged, is not. Once a man has been accused of rape, guilty or not, he's guilty in the public's eyes and quite often his life is ruined - even if he's found innocent.

 

I'm glad I'm not 18 anymore - following the changes to the UK's rape/sexual assualt laws in recent years.  A young guy now virtually has to carry a contract around in his back pocket and get his 'partner' to sign her permission before 'proceedings' take place.  If the girl is drunk, she now cannot be said to have given her consent - taking no account of whether the guy was also drunk.

 

When we were younger, how many of us have met a girl whilst on a night out - having both had a few drinks and either climbed into the back of the car or taken the girl home - under the new laws, that's rape so how many of us here are rapists? How easy is it for a girl to simply say she was drunk?

 

In this particular case, I doubt a 10 year old is going to lie about being raped or who did it - if he isn't locked up for a long time the father needs to let the dust settle then give the policeman a concrete overcoat.  Sadly if there's no DNA or other convincing evidence, the cop is going to walk.

Edited April 5, 2022 by KhaoYai