Police Arrest German And British Nationals For Sexual Abuse Of Young Boys

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Police arrest German and British nationals for sexual abuse of young boys

Andaman News on NBT TV Phuket reported that Kathu police superintendent Krissak Songmoonark brought in 41-year-old British national Dax J. Young and a 17 year-old German, who cannot be named due to his age, to be presented to the press.

The two were allegedly involved and conspired together to sexually abuse under-aged boys under 13 years old. The older man was arrested at his home in Patong while the young man was detained from his place in Rawai.

They were arrested by officers from the Department of Special Investigation or DSI. The young German has pleaded guilty to police on all charges while the older suspect still denied the charges, even though many items have been seized as evidence of his illegal action.

- ThaiNews / 2009-03-12

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Mr Young (in shackles) is escorted downstairs at Kathu Police Station.

The German youth (face covered) has confessed to the charges while his friend Mr Young (right) continues to deny them.

German youth arrested for sexual abuse of young boys

PATONG, PHUKET: A 17-year-old German national has confessed to charges of sexually molesting young boys following an investigation by the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) and Kathu Police.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested at 11.30 pm in Rawai on Monday.

The German is accused of conspiring to sexually abuse two young boys together with 41-year-old British national Dax J. Young, who was arrested at his house on Soi Laksila, off Phra Barami Rd in Patong, at 6 pm on March 6.

Police, have identified two victims aged 9 and 13, are still investigating to determine whether more boys were abused.

The two accused were presented at a press conference at Kathu Police Station at 4.30 pm yesterday led by Phuket Provincial Police Commander Apirak Hongtong and DSI officer Pol Maj Jatuporn Arunleaktawin.

Maj-Gen Apirak said the German youth was renting a house with his mother in Rawai and has lived in Thailand for one year.

Mr Young had befriended the German, who spent a lot of time at the older man’s house near Wat Suwansiriwong School, Maj-Gen Apirak said.

Mr Young set up soccer nets in front of the house and often invited boys from the school to play football with them.

They enticed the children into the house with the promise of sweets and video games, then sexually abused them, police said.

Some boys went once and did not return to the house, while others returned several times. The accused paid some of the boys sums of 200-300 baht after their visits, police allege.

The alarm was raised when teachers at the school noticed that some of the boys in their care were spending time at the house.

In February, the teachers told The Mirror Foundation of their suspicions.

The foundation, a non-profit development organization known for its work with children, informed the DSI.

The DSI coordinated with social workers during its investigation and arranged for psychologists to interview boys who had come into contact with the accused. At least two said they were abused.

A search of Mr Young’s and the German youth’s home yielded as evidence a laptop computer, two digital cameras, a video camera, 128 CDs, three video tapes, two DVDs, a male dildo, name cards, a hard drive, a flash drive, as well as nine Japanese-style nud_e cartoon books. The photographs featured underage boys naked and engaged in sexual acts.

On Monday, Kathu Police Superintendent Grissak Songmoonnark showed the media a dossier of evidence containing graphic images of a Caucasian man alleged to be Mr Young performing anal sex on a boy whose age was estimated at no older than 12.

Mr Young, who was born in Kenya but carries a UK passport, has denied the charges.

The German youth has confessed to the charges, however.

- Phuket Gazette / 2009-03-12

Edited March 12, 2009 by sriracha john

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British Man Had Sex With Boys in Patong: Police

A BRITISH man has been charged with having sex with three underage boys on Phuket, and he may face a fourth count.

Police named him today as Dax J. Young. They said he was from Kenya, but travelled on a British passport.

Police say that a computer found at the house in Patong rented by the 41-year-old man contained an extensive collection of child pornography.

Officers from Thailand's Department of Special Investigations have been involved in the case. They arrived on the island to investigate in early February.

Parents and young boys from four Patong families were interviewed by DSI officers at Kathu police station on Friday evening.

Police told Phuketwan today that the boys in the Dax J. Young case were aged between 8 and 15.

The man befriended the boys with small gifts and snacks as they made their way to and from school, then invited them to his house at night, police said.

- Phuketwan / 2009-03-12

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