Danish Man Arrested After Thai Ex Girlfriend Claims He Posted Personal Photos On The Internet

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Danish Businessman Arrested in Thailand

The Danish national Carsten August, who runs a small business in the northern part of Jutland in Denmark, was recently arrested in Suvarnabhumi International Airport when he tried to return to Denmark.

The story became public when Carsten August stepfather called nyhederne.tv2.dk.

"When tried to travel back to Denmark the other day, he was arrested by five plainclothes officers who took his money and passport," says Jens Meyer Olsen.

According to the stepfather the arrest has its roots in a conflict with a former Thai girlfriend and business partner.

The stepfather tells the Danish news site that the Thai women accuse her former boyfriend for making some private photos public on the Internet.

According to local authorities the offense can trigger up to five years imprisonment.

Carsten August denies the accusation.

After his arrest the Danes local lawyer succeeded to get him out of jail, although he remains detained.

He should be in court on Monday.

Carsten August stepfather told nyhederne.tv2.dk. that his stepson and the Thai women started a business together in a three-storey building with cafe, hairdressing and Thai massage.

I all ended up in a mess, and the ex-girlfriend sued Carsten August for a large amount of money.

Still according to the stepfather Jens Meyer Olsen, his stepson’s lawyer in Thailand, the Thai women will carry on demanding more and more money.

Source: http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=7636&coun_code=dk

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-- 2010-11-06

[MSingh]

Where to start ??

[whybother]

Where to start ??

First ... where are the photos? We need those to decide whether they should have been made public or not.

Edited November 6, 2010 by whybother

[zorro1]

please somebody PIN this

"Thai women started a business together in a three-storey building with cafe, hairdressing and Thai massage.

It all ended up in a mess"

[spiderleghead]

in a mess - he said she said he said she said he did he said he didn't but she if from here so she wins

[PoolDoctor]

in a mess - he said she said he said she said he did he said he didn't but she if from here so she wins

Is the business for sale now? Looking for something to do with my girlfriend. I have quite a lot of money to invest, but not so much common sense. Need a good honest Thai girl to help me manage it.

[davejonesbkk]

I'd love to know how the police have proof that it was him who actually posted the photos, there case sounds about as watertight as a tea bag

[jcbangkok]

Where to start ??

Exactly!!

[spiderleghead]

in a mess - he said she said he said she said he did he said he didn't but she if from here so she wins

Is the business for sale now? Looking for something to do with my girlfriend. I have quite a lot of money to invest, but not so much common sense. Need a good honest Thai girl to help me manage it.

great, just give me your bank details, pin code sort code , you know that sort of thing. i will get your business up and running in no time. only 15 million baht should be enough

[cup-O-coffee]

So, another way to get a foot in the doorway of extorting foreigners? Beware if you have posted pictures of a Thai woman from your past, and she knows about it. Or, better yet, beware of a Thai woman who has it in for you, and posts her own pictures, and points a finger at you. Thais only need a reason; any reason. A trail of evidence is unnecessary, right? She is demanding more money as more police enter the picture (no pun intended) and make promises to her for a fee; this from personal experience of witnessing it being done to a foreign acquaintance caught in the middle. BIB are vultures that fight over carrion.

As a matter of digression, did this ex-girlfriend notify the police from her local 7/11? If so, maybe this idea will get some results!

[zorro1]

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As a matter of digression, did this ex-girlfriend notify the police from her local 7/11? If so, maybe this idea will get some results!

[arefbhat]

It still seems to be an allegation of thai girlfriend. This will need a lot of work by cyber forensic experts before any one can prove who posted the pictures (if any).

Edited November 6, 2010 by arefbhat

[spiderleghead]

It still seems to be an allegation of thai girlfriend. This will need a lot of work by cyber forensic experts before any one can prove who posted the pictures (if any).

sorry, i did it. my uncle somchai told me that i should take the photos of his daughter then post them on the net so that noi could go to the police and get us some money for our holiday moo bahn.

[zorro1]

well lets assume more than likely the pic would have been taken in their bedroom.

In their house. It will be on his laptop. the 3 will match, kind of overwhelming circumstantial evidence? maybe Im wrong but he will have a hard time explaining why the same pic is on his laptop. Considering the messy split and the 10 mill bht he lost (guess) he is a man scorned.

makes totall sense to me on a speculative basis, many posting here may have done the same . he loses $$$$$ she loses face. he is about to lose a lot more $$$$$

[brahmburgers]

I'd love to know how the police have proof that it was him who actually posted the photos, there case sounds about as watertight as a tea bag

could be a site that the Dane manages. In similar news, I know a farang (former friend) who does awful things when he feels jilted by a Thai g.f. I could go on and on with sordid details, but the gist is that many people, regardless of whether farang or Thai, are capable of underhanded retribution.

[thaikahuna]

Where to start ??

Proving where they were posted from can not be easy and if determined, proving whose fingers were on the computer will be another matter. Methinks its sour grapes for a man who invested in a business that went tits up and she wants more money to make the same mistake again....

[jcbangkok]

Did they leave out the part about this women having a relative in the police dept. or is it normal to take a person's money for such a crime?

and ..

Still according to the stepfather Jens Meyer Olsen, his stepson’s lawyer in Thailand, the Thai women will carry on demanding more and more money.

Next they will feel the need to report on quotes from people who tell us the sun will rise tomorrow.

Edited November 6, 2010 by jcbangkok

[jcbangkok]

Where to start ??

Proving where they were posted from can not be easy and if determined, proving whose fingers were on the computer will be another matter. Methinks its sour grapes for a man who invested in a business that went tits up and she wants more money to make the same mistake again....

Given the lack of modernizing so many Thai laws ... I have to wonder what law was actually violated to begin with. There are surely pornography related laws but I am not sure I read anywhere that these were porno images and certainly they would need to prove they were uploaded by him in Thailand ... though this would not be difficult in terms of a circumstantial case since the IP would likely have been logged ... then again, if it was a non-Thai website, good luck in terms of Thailand getting this info.

And if these so called "private' photos were of a pornographic nature, wouldn't the girlfriend also be in violation of the law, assuming she knew she was being photo'd?

The big question now will be what will happen now that the story has been made public. On the one side you have losing face but on the other you have a possible international incident that at the very least can hurt tourism from this country.

Edited November 6, 2010 by jcbangkok

[dumpling]

Yawn , yawn yawn!!!

[nontabury]

Am I correct in thinking that in Thailand a person is guilty until he can prove his innocence,I think this is all about obaining money from the farang

[pisico]

Am I correct in thinking that in Thailand a person is guilty until he can prove his innocence,I think this is all about obtaining money from the farang

How polite you are Nontabury!

You said obtaining. I can think of extorting or maybe, a full Cashectomy (total removal of cash) with the help and good offices of the BIB and the Thai Media. Remember the axiom: Thai good, Farang bad.

[sarahsbloke]

well lets assume more than likely the pic would have been taken in their bedroom.

In their house. It will be on his laptop. the 3 will match, kind of overwhelming circumstantial evidence? maybe Im wrong but he will have a hard time explaining why the same pic is on his laptop. Considering the messy split and the 10 mill bht he lost (guess) he is a man scorned.

makes totall sense to me on a speculative basis, many posting here may have done the same . he loses $$$ she loses face. he is about to lose a lot more $$$

My gf used my laptop to post the picture, from our house ............ sure I have the picture, it wasn't me that posted it, it wasn't me that took the picture (camera has self-timer). ..... etc.

[Artisi]

I can see another soapy coming from this.

[morphious]

Nightmare scenario

[Sydebolle]

Déja Moo........ the strange feeling having heard this bullshit before. But until they amend the laws here to make non-Thais and Thais equal, then nothing changes. As this will not happen anytime soon, keep away from doing business in the Land of Smiles OR do it without any Thai partner. At the beginning the Non-Thai has the money and the Thai has the experience. Such business structures result in having the very same result all the time: the Non-Thai has the experience and the Thai has the money. Or am I missing something out here?

[matchless51]

I guess that explains what happened to the Werewolves lair.

[Bakseedaa]

Nightmare scenario

WoW...I suppose I better start deleting... see you next week..!!!!!

[richieudon]

"When tried to travel back to Denmark the other day, he was arrested by five plainclothes officers who took his money and passport,"

OK, I can understand the passport but why do they have to steal his money?

If farang ACCUSES a Thai of a crime is the Thai incarcerated until their innocence is proven or do they have their money taken away?

It's plain extortion. If a Thai wants to take your money it seems it's really easy. They just have to share with the dtum ruatt....

[kennalder]

Déja Moo........ the strange feeling having heard this bullshit before. But until they amend the laws here to make non-Thais and Thais equal, then nothing changes. As this will not happen anytime soon, keep away from doing business in the Land of Smiles OR do it without any Thai partner. At the beginning the Non-Thai has the money and the Thai has the experience. Such business structures result in having the very same result all the time: the Non-Thai has the experience and the Thai has the money. Or am I missing something out here?

No, I think you pretty much nailed it. BTW is marriage a business?

[asiawatcher]

Money will solve all - another case of "he says she says". And the Police acted on it with no possible proof? I wish they would get on with doing real work instead of handling only the cases where they can scam money!