UPDATE: Motorbike Taxi Rider Arrested After Allegedly Sexually Assaulting German Tourist

[webfact]

 

Phuket – An 18-year-old motorbike taxi rider was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a German tourist in Phuket.

 

The Phuket City Police told the Phuket Express on Monday (February 26th) that they had arrested Mr. Pongpat Klaithonglam, 18, from Nakhon Si Thammarat. He was arrested at a rental room in Soi Surin 2 in Talad Yai sub-district, Phuket Town.

 

Pongpat has denied the accusation put forward by the German tourist to police. He said he did not sexually assault her. However, CCTV footage allegedly shows evidence of the incident while they were on a motorbike said Phuket police.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-02-28

 

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[SAFETY FIRST]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

CCTV footage allegedly shows evidence of the incident while they were on a motorbike 

Yep, he's definitely fondling. 

 

I've had the gf on the back, done the same thing over the many years while riding down the soi. 😮

 

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Edited February 27 by SAFETY FIRST

[flyingtlger]

You can't avoid, The Eye in the sky.

Whether it's mechanical or not .....

[hotchilli]

I'm sure he was just trying to get his phone out of his back pocket.

[smedly]

get this pest of the streets, this could easily have ended in murder

 

lock him up, this is a serious crime

[newbee2022]

8 minutes ago, smedly said:

get this pest of the streets

I prefer to say: get this pest off the streets....

[sammieuk1]

So there is home grown perverts here that's a surprise 🤔