Siblings Sentenced for Extorting Monk Over Intimate Photos

[snoop1130]

 

A woman and her brother were sentenced today in the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court due to their extortion and coercion of a famous monk, extracting over 300,000 baht from him. Despite their remorse, the court ordered prison sentences for the siblings.

 

The case stemmed from incidents that happened between April 5 and 21 last year. During this time, the woman, Weerinchita, is said to have bullied the well-known preacher, Phongsakorn, resulting in him giving her 180,600 baht in cash. She threatened to expose private conversations and photos which could ruin his reputation and prompt him to leave his religious vocation.

 

Her brother, Satit, used this confidential information to intimidate Phongsakorn into giving up an extra 300,000 baht. This happened in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Pathum Thani. Satit promised to keep Weerinchita quiet and not disclose any information to the press to protect the monk's reputation.

 

The prosecution insisted that the siblings should be held responsible for their extortion and return the 300,000 baht to Phongsakorn. Initially, both Weerinchita and Satit rejected these claims. However, they later confessed, resulting in a settlement where they agreed to repay Phongsakorn 30,000 baht—20,000 baht from Weerinchita and 10,000 baht from Satit. As a result, Phongsakorn did not press further legal charges.

 

 

On the day of the ruling, Weerinchita and Satit arrived in court as expected. Weerinchita was found guilty of multiple charges resulting in her receiving a two-year prison sentence for extortion and a three-year sentence for coercion. In addition, she was fined a total of 60,000 baht. Similarly, Satit was sentenced to two years in prison and slapped with a 20,000 baht fine for coercion. However, due to their forthrightness and the victim's desire for peace, their sentences were halved.

 

Eventually, Weerinchita was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and a fine of 30,000 baht, while Satit received a one-year sentence and a 10,000 baht fine. The court established that neither had previous criminal records and showed genuine remorse. Given the circumstances and the reparations to the victim, the court suspended their sentences for two years.

 

They have been ordered to report to probation officers four times within a year and perform 24 hours of community service.

 

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-- 2024-07-17

 

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[0ffshore360]

Is there any reasonable expectation that this famous "Monk" will face repercussions related to the intimate photo materials involved in the extortion ?

[simon43]

3 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Is there any reasonable expectation that this famous "Monk" will face repercussions related to the intimate photo materials involved in the extortion ?

Unlikely - the sheep has already died.... 🙂

[hotchilli]

So the monk paid-out 480,600 baht to the pair

and settled for 30,000 repayment?

[soalbundy]

13 hours ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Is there any reasonable expectation that this famous "Monk" will face repercussions related to the intimate photo materials involved in the extortion ?

No, it couldn't be proved that the genitals shown in the photos were his.

[john donson]

anybody underage involved?  that the monk was willing to pay

[fondue zoo]

On 7/18/2024 at 9:35 AM, hotchilli said:

So the monk paid-out 480,600 baht to the pair

and settled for 30,000 repayment?

 

whatever they had on him, he wanted it to go away real bad?

[Will B Good]

On 7/18/2024 at 7:06 AM, soalbundy said:

No, it couldn't be proved that the genitals shown in the photos were his.

 

Rather unsavoury topic, but I read a case recently where the veins and blemishes of a certain part of a person's anatomy were mapped out and used to convict.

 

But there is no way the RTP are going to go to those lengths as it is a monk.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

 

whatever they had on him, he wanted it to go away real bad?

I wonder where he got the funds from?