chanchao Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 This shoudl liven up this forum.. Anybody who knows or heard of this guy? Thai police have arrested an Australian man accused of taking a young girl away from her poor tribal family and sexually abusing her for four years. Christopher Ronald White, 46, from Perth, was arrested at his home in Bangkok and was taken to the northern city of Chiang Mai, where the girl's family had raised the alarm, police Captain Jeerawan Putanurak said today. He could be jailed for 20 years if convicted. The girl is now 16. Her family, who belong to a hill tribe in neighbouring Chiang Rai province near the Burmese border, told police that White had offered to take their then 12-year-old daughter into his care in Bangkok. He allegedly raped her there for years, Jeerawan said, Associated Press reported. The girl is said to have met White when she was selling flowers at night market in Chiang Mai. The girl returned to her family last week and told them that White had also forced her to have sex with his friends, Jeerawan said. Chiang Mai, 680km north of Bangkok, is home to more than 20,000 hill tribespeople. There have been several cases of hill tribe girls being sexually abused by foreign tourists and Westerners who offer to informally adopt the children. White, who declined to speak with investigators, is being detained pending further investigation and faces six charges, including raping a girl under the age of 13 and illegally detaining the girl. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail for the charge of raping an underage girl, Jeerawan said. White has been living in Thailand for more than five years. Jeerawan said he claims he is a bomb expert who regularly gave lectures on the explosives at several learning institutes in Thailand. Other sources said that White had described himself as a former police officer. He is expected to appear in a Chiang Mai court later this week. A spokesman for the Australian embassy in Bangkok said the man had been given consular assistance, as is usual in cases where Australian nationals face serious criminal charges in a foreign country. Chiang Mai is one of a number of Thai cities with a reputation for attracting foreign paedophiles - and undercover police there often mix with foreign nationals in private clubs known to be the haunts of men attracted to under-age boys. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra said the man was understood to have been arrested in Thailand yesterday. "We are aware of reports of a 46-year-old Western Australian man arrested in Thailand on the 23rd of August on charges relating to sexual acts with a female under 13 years," a DFAT spokesman said. Other reports from Chiang Mai said that the victim was a young boy. "Consular officials from the Australian embassy in Bangkok are liaising with the local authorities to provide consular assistance including access to legal advice and representation." The DFAT spokesman said the government treated any matters relating to child sex offences very seriously. "At the same time, the government will follow the legal process closely to ensure that it is fair and conducted in accordance with local practice," he said. The alleged victim is said to be barely-educated. Police sources said officers tracked the pair down after the family and other workers at the night market gave a description of White to authorities. Police said the Australian tried to pass himself off as the child's stepfather, and when found they were living together at an address in central Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 He was often seen around CM a few years back. I last saw him a year or so ago having a beer at Cozy Corner with his mate NZ'er Alan the former owner of the Mango Tree on Loi Khroa Road. He was always loud and full of bravado and obviously one not to be trusted. He claimed to be a former Police officer. Revealed on Australia TV today that he was a Sgt in the WA police force facing corruption charges before he resigned 8 years ago. Maybe he was able to fund his activities in Thailand with funds gained from his corrupt police lifestyle. BigMac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 If he's not talking, it means he knows how the system works and that most crims give themselves away by opening their mouths.If he's guilty, I hope he rots in jail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Already a news topic, please continue here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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