Thai Officials Arrested in Child Sex Ring in Khon Kaen

[snoop1130]

 

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested seven Thai men for allegedly buying sex from young girls in Khon Kaen, a province in the northeast of Thailand. Among the suspects is a kindergarten director and a teacher, whose identities have not been disclosed by authorities.

 

The arrests, made on Monday, August 26, stem from an ongoing investigation into a child prostitution ring led by Wantananon, a 26-year-old woman apprehended in February. She confessed to exploiting young girls in her local area after previously working in the sex trade abroad.

 

The seven suspects include Watchara and Chitnarong, both 57, who are accused of sexually assaulting minors under the age of 15, an offence punishable by five to 20 years in prison and fines ranging from 100,000 to 400,000 baht. Sirichai, 52, faces more severe penalties for assaulting a minor under 13, including life imprisonment or a fine up to 400,000 baht. The remaining suspects—Sornphet, Palat, Kwanmueang, and Phichai—are charged with sexually assaulting minors aged 15 to 18, carrying prison sentences of two to ten years and fines between 40,000 to 200,000 baht.

 

 

 

 

This raft of arrests follows the previous capture of two other accomplices, Daorueng and Sittiporn, and the rescue of six young girls earlier in the year. The investigation intensified after three other customers, including a retired teacher and a primary school director, were arrested in February.

 

The CIB's latest breakthrough came when further questioning of the rescued girls identified the seven new suspects, including the previously arrested retired teacher Pichai. While six suspects have confessed, Watchana continues to deny all allegations.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation, vowing to bring all individuals involved to justice and provide support to the victims. This case highlights the ongoing challenges in combating child exploitation within Thailand.

 

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-- 2024-08-30

 

 

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[Will B Good]

13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

including life imprisonment or a fine up to 400,000 baht.

 

or.....or???

 

That can't be correct.

[MART]

11 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

or.....or???

 

That can't be correct.

 

 

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If the commission of the offence according to the first paragraph is committed against a girl not yet over thirteen years of age, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of seven to twenty years and fined of fourteen thousand to forty thousand Baht, or imprisonment for life.

Section 277 here: https://library.siam-legal.com/thai-law/criminal-code-rape-sections-276-281/

 

[oxo1947]

That's one city that the females out number the men ...so much.

[KhunBENQ]

20 minutes ago, oxo1947 said:

That's one city that the females out number the men ...so much.

This time they carefully hide details about exact location.
(it's an offspring from a former case)
Even two reports in Thai wouldn't tell details.
Photos won't allow any conclusion.
Khon Kaen province is quite big.

But I remember an initial report with many details (name of school and district town) about underage sex with students from a school that that is more than 80 km from KK city. It's 10 min drive from my place.

One of the arrested was on bail(!) from the first arrest in February.

Edited August 30 by KhunBENQ

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested seven Thai men for allegedly buying sex from young girls in Khon Kaen, a province in the northeast of Thailand. Among the suspects is a kindergarten director and a teacher, whose identities have not been disclosed by authorities.

Disgusting people... I hope the investigation continues and they find more perverts in the area.

[Homburg]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Disgusting people... I hope the investigation continues and they find more perverts in the area.

I'd prefer if there were no more to be found, although I guess that is just wishful thinking on my part.

[loong]

9 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Disgusting people... I hope the investigation continues and they find more perverts in the area.

 

It would be better if there were no more perverts to find.

[Nickcage49]

The absolute lowest form. No form of punishment is too harsh. Especially for those people trust their children to like teachers and school officials.

[retarius]

Read my lips: NO BAIL

[john donson]

people still against death penalty ?

[Gobbler]

How odd that teachers are involved.  

[Dan O]

I'm not sure i can decide who is worse, the lady\people that's recruiting and deceiving these young girls, the absent parenting that allows the young girls to be taken away for these acts,  the men desiring and acting on the availability of these girls or the legal system that continues to be lacking in proper punishment to deter or the lack of public naming of all involved. I guess its pretty equal across the board on the level of disgust and culpability.