By Goong Nang(GN)

 

Phuket - An Australian tourist filed a report to police after a Phuket taxi driver allegedly touched his daughter’s leg inappropriately inside a taxi at a parking area in a shopping mall in the Mueang Phuket District over the past weekend.

 

Yesterday, (May 1st), Lieutenant Colonel Nannapat Malai of the Cherng Talay Police in Thalang reported that a 44-year-old male Australian tourist who stayed at a hotel in Bang Tao Beach in Cherng Talay, Thalang district. (The Phuket Express is withholding his name) filed a report to the police on April 30th about the alleged incident.

 

Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/05/02/australian-tourist-files-police-report-after-a-phuket-taxi-driver-allegedly-touched-his-15-year-old-daughters-leg-inappropriately/

 

-- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-05-02

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

- Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

Phuket - An Australian tourist filed a report to police after a Phuket taxi driver allegedly touched his daughter’s leg inappropriately

 

Nothing a wai…a 500  Baht fine…and a basket of chicken essence can’t put right.

 

 

Is there any proof of this ?  You can't just accuse any taxi driver of anything inappropriate without proof.  Did the 15 yo say she was touched and if so was she ? For gosh sakes !

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

An Australian tourist filed a report to police

Ha, ha, good luck with that. 

 

The police aren't concerned about you or your family. 

 

5 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Is there any proof of this ?  You can't just accuse any taxi driver of anything inappropriate without proof.  Did the 15 yo say she was touched and if so was she ? For gosh sakes !

Not condoning the drivers actions, but Australians are very paranoid and over zealous about paedophiles to a point i wouldn't even say hello to the kids playing on our street, and even cross over just in case "Mum a man said hello to me".

Legal age to have sex in Thailand is 15, so the taxi driver is good. No issues here. 

6 minutes ago, RyanWalker said:

Legal age to have sex in Thailand is 15, so the taxi driver is good. No issues here. 

What a stupid statement---get your priorities right...

12 minutes ago, RyanWalker said:

Legal age to have sex in Thailand is 15, so the taxi driver is good. No issues here. 

 

"... However, sex with a minor under age 18 is a compoundable offense, regardless of consent."

 

True if you want to risk it

21 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Ha, ha, good luck with that. 

 

The police aren't concerned about you or your family. 

 

The problem is that Western tourists, including this Australian man, think that the Thai police are the same as the Police in their own countries and here to 'serve and protect' when the real motive is to self-enrich and protect local gangsters.

 

This is a direct result of the Police historically being a gang of thugs to protect rich Chinese merchants rather than evolving from a perspective of law enforcement as was the case in Britain for example. 

 

They are slowly evolving now but with the entrenched problems the RTP have it is going to be a very long haul getting them to change their traditional mindset and activities.