Taxi driver arrested for attempted rape of son’s teenage girlfriend

[webfact]

A Thai taxi driver, arrested for attempting to rape his son’s 16 year old girlfriend, claimed that he committed the crime because he felt neglected by his son since he started dating the girl.

 

Mueang Phra Samut Chedi Police Station officers were alerted to a physical altercation in Soi Ruam Pattana in the central province of Samut Prakarn at 7pm on Friday, August 30, and rushed to investigate. Officers then discovered that the altercation stemmed from the attempted rape of a 16 year old victim called Bam.

 

Bam told police that she was a student at a high school in the Phra Padaeng neighbourhood of Samut Prakan and had a boyfriend who had left school and was working in Soi Pracha Uthit 90. They had been in a relationship for over a year, and she had met his father, 46 year old Suthat, who worked as a taxi driver, many times before.

 

Bam recounted that on the day of the incident, Suthat visited her at her home on Soi Suksawat 80 and invited her to get into his taxi, claiming he had something important to discuss. Once in the car, Suthat alleged that he had secretly filmed sexual activities between Bam and his son, using a hidden camera he had placed in his son’s bedroom.

Suthat then took Bam to his rented room on Soi Suksawat 100, where the alleged incident occurred. He demanded that Bam resolve the sex tape issue by having sex with him and if she refused he threatened to release the explicit footage online. Bam responded by telling him to go ahead if he wished, prompting Suthat to change his approach.

 

According to Bam, Suthat told her that he romantically loved her and suddenly hugged and kissed her. Suthat then attempted to have sex with Bam but she managed to escape from the room. Bam sought help from men who were gathered and drinking beer outside a nearby rented room.

 

Son’s negligence blamed

 

The men helped Bam and engaged in a physical altercation with Suthat. Suthat managed to escape from the scene but was later arrested yesterday, September 1.

 

Suthat stated that he had gone to Bam’s home to borrow a phone charger while drunk. He had consulted her about his son’s 26 year old ex-girlfriend and a plan to sue her for sexually assaulting a minor. He asked Bam to get into his taxi to talk about it and they drove to the rented room.

Suthat said he held Bam’s hand while talking and began to have sexual feelings for her. He asked whether Bam would have sex with him but she refused. He was about to take Bam home when she ran away to seek help from neighbours.

 

Suthat claimed that he had never actually possessed any explicit videos, despite what he had told Bam. He admitted that he fabricated the story because he felt neglected. He was seeking attention from his son, who had stopped interacting with him since he began dating his girlfriend.

 

Although Suthat’s statements seemed dubious, they did include a confession that he had attempted to rape Bam. Consequently, officers charged him with sexually assaulting an adult by threatening or using violence, under Section 278 of the Criminal Law. The penalty for this offence is up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to 200,000 baht, or both.

Additionally, Suthat faced charges under Section 295 of the Criminal Law for assaulting another person, causing both physical and mental harm. The penalty for this charge is up to two years in prison, a fine of up to 40,000 baht, or both.

 

In a bid to make amends, Suthat expressed a desire to apologise to his son. A video shared by ThaiRath depicted him bowing at his son’s feet and receiving a hug from him before being taken to prison.

 

 

by Petch Petpailin
Photo via Amarin TV

 

Source: The Thaiger

2024-09-02

 

 

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[JoePai]

Brave girl

[brianthainess]

Was that his son hugging him it the Vid ? Jeez what a family ...............

[Oliver Holzerfilled]

There's a lot of pervs out there.  Always assume you're being filmed during sex so some of you fellas need to up your game.

[steven100]

 

so he wasn't an honest thai taxi driver I take it      !!  

[ikke1959]

simple minds and no sense of norms at all

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He admitted that he fabricated the story because he felt neglected. He was seeking attention from his son, who had stopped interacting with him since he began dating his girlfriend.

Baby...

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

In a bid to make amends, Suthat expressed a desire to apologise to his son. A video shared by ThaiRath depicted him bowing at his son’s feet and receiving a hug from him before being taken to prison

I would have stamped on his head...

[thesetat2013]

His excuses are pathetic as a father. He could have easily controlled the time he had with the son by preventing him from engaging with the young girl. Grounded him to the house after school. Taken away any means of getting to and from the girl except while in school. Parenthood means being responsible until they are 18. AS a minor he had rights. Of which they did not include molesting his sons GF. 

So basically the old man wanted some of what his son was tapping and decided to take what was not offered. String him up by the balls and cut off his pecker. If the taxi driver would do this with someone who was in relationship with his own family, he will do it to any woman who travels alone with him in his taxi at night. He is a danger to society and to every woman. 

[CanadaSam]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

officers charged him with sexually assaulting an adult

 

She was 16 years old!

[Gottfrid]

So, when a Thai sexually offends a 16 year old girl, then she is an adult? 

After that, I must give it to him, that he had an outstanding excuse. He raped his sons girlfriend because his son did not have time with him. What an egg-head.

[JeffersLos]

Lots of Burmese and Laos girls in Bangkok. As a taxi driver he should know exactly which buildings to go to release his teenage rape fantasies without police intervention. Say hello to them on the way in.

[MalcolmB]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

A video shared by ThaiRath depicted him bowing at his son’s feet and receiving a hug from him before being taken to prison.

Blood is thicker than water.

[Gottfrid]

15 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Blood is thicker than water.

Yeah, or stupidity runs in the family!

[JoseThailand]

4 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

 

She was 16 years old!

 

That's an age of consent in Thailand

[JoseThailand]

58 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

So, when a Thai sexually offends a 16 year old girl, then she is an adult? 

 

Exactly, that's the age of consent in Thailand

[Nick Carter icp]

9 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Exactly, that's the age of consent in Thailand

 

   Its not, its 18 years old

[JoseThailand]

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Its not, its 18 years old

 

Actually, it's 15 years old. 

 

The age of sexual consent for both boys and girls is 15 years. The Thai Penal Code also provides for close-in age exemption in case a child below 18 has sexual intercourse with another child aged 13-15 years of age with the consent of the latter.

 

https://ecpat.org/country/thailand

[JoseThailand]

Also, see here:

 

https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ICMEC-Thailand-National-Legislation-updated.pdf

[Gottfrid]

8 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Exactly, that's the age of consent in Thailand

Ok, I know they say that. However, age of consent, has nothing to do with being adult, according to Thai laws, as that age is 18.

After that, you and your exactly, can explain this: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-police-step-up-probe-into-underage-assault-linked-to-ex-olympic-boxer#google_vignette

 

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Actually, it's 15 years old. 

 

The age of sexual consent for both boys and girls is 15 years. The Thai Penal Code also provides for close-in age exemption in case a child below 18 has sexual intercourse with another child aged 13-15 years of age with the consent of the latter.

 

https://ecpat.org/country/thailand

 

   That is if the parents also consent , the parents  of an under 18 can prosecute if they disagree with the relationship , they cannot prosecute when they are over 18

[Gottfrid]

4 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Actually, it's 15 years old. 

 

The age of sexual consent for both boys and girls is 15 years. The Thai Penal Code also provides for close-in age exemption in case a child below 18 has sexual intercourse with another child aged 13-15 years of age with the consent of the latter.

 

https://ecpat.org/country/thailand

Ouch! I also can read that you write and think child below 18! Where is the adult now?

[Gottfrid]

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   That is if the parents also consent , the parents  of an under 18 can prosecute if they disagree with the relationship , they cannot prosecute when they are over 18

Right! There we have an Exactly, that is not like the one @JoseThailand presented. Here the exactly, is 100% correct!

[JoseThailand]

I'm not a lawyer nor someone well versed in the Thai criminal code, so I'm not gonna argue

[nakhonandy]

16 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Actually, it's 15 years old. 

 

The age of sexual consent for both boys and girls is 15 years. The Thai Penal Code also provides for close-in age exemption in case a child below 18 has sexual intercourse with another child aged 13-15 years of age with the consent of the latter.

 

https://ecpat.org/country/thailand

That's for consenting to have sex, hardly the case in this instance. 

The girl is not an adult in Thai law.

[Jaggg88]

On 9/2/2024 at 9:27 PM, JoseThailand said:

On 9/2/2024 at 8:28 PM, Gottfrid said:

So, when a Thai sexually offends a 16 year old girl, then she is an adult? 

 

Exactly, that's the age of consent in Thailand

The child is subject to parental control of the parents until the child is legally determined to be an adult. Adulthood occurs when the child reaches the age of majority which is 20 years old in Thailand or when the child gets married. Until this time, parents have rights and obligations to their child. Siam Legal.

 

The age of consent in Thailand is 15 but it is very complicated and until 20 years old the parent's permission is required and that can be withdrawn at any time and a complaint of rape lodged with the police.