Australian Arrested And Charged With Sexually Abusing A 7-Year-Old Thai Boy

[cbrer]

Hope no one posts a picture of their kid in the bath on their facecrap account.

Like that Dutch guy in Pattaya a 3 or 4 years ago who was charged with child pornography, name and address and mugshots plastered all over the Thai press and media.

After a lot of time and money, cleared due to no evidence. Neighbour had made complaints for whatever reason (pettiness, no doubt), pics of his kids in the bath on his computer were found and hey ho, big problems....

[cbrer]

I now ask our esteemed membership to give me a credible reason why a 51 year old Australian man would feel the need to fly to Thailand to take photos of naked children.

Where did he say that this was the purpose for his trip?

He may well have been here on business or anything else.

You're not making stuff up, are you?

[cbrer]

btw, I'm early 30s, around half of the people in my class in school were having sex at 15, and the other half were getting pretty close.

15 is not a child except in some pedantic's twisted viewpoint.

[endure]

I'd like you all to calm down please. There will be no more accusations that anyone posting on this thread is either a paedophile or an apologist. Such remarks are defamatory and will no longer be tolerated.

[cbrer]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

[Thai at Heart]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

Well, if he's a paedophile presumably they should have a lot more than that. People with this problem try to be discrete, but at the end of it, they don't understand discretion. But, for sure, to announce that's what they have, it isn't much.

By the way, how did they know the kid in the picture was 15 years old? Presumably, they must have interviewed him?

A friends wife just put pictures of their 2 year old in the pool on Facebook. Should i unfriend her?

[endure]

I asked you all to calm down.

[cbrer]

By the way, how did they know the kid in the picture was 15 years old? Presumably, they must have interviewed him?

A friends wife just put pictures of their 2 year old in the pool on Facebook. Should i unfriend her?

Well done.

You understand.

[Thai at Heart]

By the way, how did they know the kid in the picture was 15 years old? Presumably, they must have interviewed him?

A friends wife just put pictures of their 2 year old in the pool on Facebook. Should i unfriend her?

Well done.

You understand.

No look. This country as we all know has a massive sex business, with a lot of foreigners exploiting things that are not freely available at home.

The thing is, building a cast iron case is complicated, and when we read half assed newspaper stories like this, it rarely gives the full story. But, does his name and picture need to be out within a day of the story?

The odds are that if the ozzie police took time to do what they have done, they have a lot more than this. But until we hear more, or the trial takes place it's just odds.

God forbid, he is a cast iron paedo, and this is all they have because, he will probably go free, and end up suing someone for defamation.

Edited November 10, 2012 by Thai at Heart

[GentlemanJim]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

Well, if he's a paedophile presumably they should have a lot more than that. People with this problem try to be discrete, but at the end of it, they don't understand discretion. But, for sure, to announce that's what they have, it isn't much.

By the way, how did they know the kid in the picture was 15 years old? Presumably, they must have interviewed him?

A friends wife just put pictures of their 2 year old in the pool on Facebook. Should i unfriend her?

Absolutely unfriend her as if she has shared the photos with you, someone here is going to be questioning why you have pictures of two year olds in the pool with no clothes on, and before you know it he will be calling for your imprisonment and your balls to be chopped off. God help us! What happened to the days of family.

[Scully]

Paedophiles to most of us are sick evil individuals that we cannot understand, this gets a lot of blood boiling.

We have posters who are posting with their brains and those from their hearts. Those that have hung drawn and quartered him I just hope you never find yourself in a situation where you are the accused. This maybe unlikely however not impossible.

Again this is Thailand and people can be set up for ransom, spite or even through envy. I am not an apologist and if he is guilty then punish him, but to those that have him already guilty think with your brains.

[GentlemanJim]

By the way, how did they know the kid in the picture was 15 years old? Presumably, they must have interviewed him?

A friends wife just put pictures of their 2 year old in the pool on Facebook. Should i unfriend her?

Well done.

You understand.

No look. This country as we all know has a massive sex business, with a lot of foreigners exploiting things that are not freely available at home.

The thing is, building a cast iron case is complicated, and when we read half assed newspaper stories like this, it rarely gives the full story. But, does his name and picture need to be out within a day of the story?

The odds are that if the ozzie police took time to do what they have done, they have a lot more than this. But until we hear more, or the trial takes place it's just odds.

God forbid, he is a cast iron paedo, and this is all they have because, he will probably go free, and end up suing someone for defamation.

And what if he was just taking a photo, like your friend with the kids in the pool? It was stated by the police he was living in a house with a family near the waterfall. All the Ozzie police have said is that they intercepted that photo and it is non sexual...ie kids at a waterfall. If he is a pedo then for Gods sake bang him up but at least lets have an investigation. If nothing else the completely different press reports in the last 24 hours would at least prove that something is amiss and much more information is needed. I drag all of your attention yet again to the situation of Lord McAlpine in the UK s we speak.

[cbrer]

Any one see the costumes they have the little girls in primary schools wear for their sport's day parade or show here?? (and I don't mean the Nazi and SS uniforms )

5-12 year olds dressed up like go-go dancing prostitutes in suspenders and boots and they're marching down the street with everyone taking photos.

Wouldn't fancy ever passing them around the net. And rightly so of course.

[Thai at Heart]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

Well, if he's a paedophile presumably they should have a lot more than that. People with this problem try to be discrete, but at the end of it, they don't understand discretion. But, for sure, to announce that's what they have, it isn't much.

By the way, how did they know the kid in the picture was 15 years old? Presumably, they must have interviewed him?

A friends wife just put pictures of their 2 year old in the pool on Facebook. Should i unfriend her?

Absolutely unfriend her as if she has shared the photos with you, someone here is going to be questioning why you have pictures of two year olds in the pool with no clothes on, and before you know it he will be calling for your imprisonment and your balls to be chopped off. God help us! What happened to the days of family.

Strewth, i better check the albums, i have my own kids on there also. Wanting justice to stop sick people is the way the world should work.

If anyone laid a finger on my kids i don't know what i would do. But this is legal due process, and wanting people strung up on the basis of an initial accusation is infantile.

If he is a paedo, they are 99% of the way to getting him. I don't need to know his name until he is put away. The problem is, it is such a horrendous violation, that should he be found not guilty, he is tarred forever.

Not withstanding the possibility, he isn't even a paedo at all, and just photographed a waterfall.

Does active actually believe those disclaimers that say "all models are over 18"?

Edited November 10, 2012 by Thai at Heart

[Thai at Heart]

Any one see the costumes they have the little girls in primary schools wear for their sport's day parade or show here?? (and I don't mean the Nazi and SS uniforms )

5-12 year olds dressed up like go-go dancing prostitutes in suspenders and boots and they're marching down the street with everyone taking photos.

Wouldn't fancy ever passing them around the net. And rightly so of course.

Three years ago, at my kids supposedly prestigious private school, 3, 15 year old girls pole danced, in between various bits of traditional dance.

The school owner and head mistress got up on stage and stopped the "show" shall we say......

Eventually, it came out that one of the wives had given instruction.

Bizarre.....

[Nisa]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

Ian Potterton, 51, was detained by Thai authorities on Thursday before boarding an Australian-bound flight

John Tanti, a superintendent and senior liaison officer for AFP Bangkok, said Potterton was facing charges related to Thai law.

“I don’t want to talk to the specifics of this case because it might compromise other court matters that are happening here or elsewhere,” Mr Tanti said. ....

Read more

http://news.thaivisu...;s-of-children/

A Sydney man has been arrested in Bangkok and charged with sexually abusing a seven-year-old Thai boy.

Ian Potterton, 51, was detained at Bangkok's international airport on Thursday as he prepared to fly back home after two weeks in Thailand.

Police allege he abused the boy while he was staying at the child's uncle's home in the eastern city of Chantaburi.

Read more

http://www.bubblews....k-for-child-sex

Australian faces Thai paedophilia charges

Ian Potterton, 51, was detained by Thai authorities on Thursday before boarding an Australian-bound flight at Bangkok's International Airport after a short holiday in Thailand, a Thai police official from the Anti-Human Trafficking Division said.

No date has yet been set for a court hearing. The charges carry a punishment of up to 10 years jail and 20,000 baht ($750) fine.

Read more

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http://www.theage.co....BqVhZAu<br />n

Edited November 10, 2012 by Nisa

[GentlemanJim]

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.smh.com.a...1109-293j4.html

No mention of 7 year old boy rapes, no mention of Australian police issuing arrest warrants. It mentions a photograph at a public place of kids swimming nude, the photo was discovered by AFP and sent back to RTP. AFP say the man faces charges under Thai Law???

Well guilty of whatever or not, I think there is enough confusion to be glad we didn't shoot him, chop his balls off and leave him to die and rot don't you think Blether? Wow, thank God there is a legal system and judges and courts and things to determine guilt. To think some of you wanted the guy buggered senseless for years in prison and by the western media accounts he may have just taken a photo at a public waterfall close to where he was staying. The key thing here is just like you lot, I have no idea what happened, and it certainly cannot be determined by the media accounts as the stories are poles apart.

now about this apparently ludicrous (as thought by some) idea of waiting for court decisions, is anybody now perhaps swayed a little by that civilized concept?

Courts are okay with you when it's white men are involved, when it's brown people you want to start campaigns against "murdering grandmothers".

Your hypocrisy makes me sick.

So you can answer the question too.........this man has admitted sending a photo of a naked 15 year old boy by email.

No courts required now, he's admitted it..........give me a credible reason why a 51 year old Australian man would feel the need to fly to Thailand to take photographs of naked children.

Why are you labeling me a racist because the people in the two cases have different skin colours? You cannot compare the family of Oswald who have all admitted to the grotesque way in which they murdered him, to a man who has taken a picture at a waterfall and maintains he is innocent of any sex crime.

I would like you to clarify where I started a campaign against a 'murdering grandmother'??? Just to clarify for you yet again as it seems to take a lot to sink in. I started a campaign to pool resources to get TV members to help find a 3 year old that had been abducted by other family members that the three murderers belonged to and the police had no idea of the child's whereabouts. These were three people who had admitted murder and who the Grandmother had publicly plea bargained and somehow secured her own release and was intent on 'taking care of the child'. Are you mocking me for wanting to help?? For someone so concerned with the well being of children I am a little confused with your stance on this one.

I have no idea why the man took the photo's at the waterfall, maybe the boy was part of the family he was staying with that lived near the waterfall. What I do know is that last year during the floods, there were a gazillion pictures taken of kids swimming naked in the flood waters in Thailand....as they do. Was every snapper with an iphone a pedophile?

Taking a picture at a waterfall is not a criminal offence, even if there are kids running round naked. According to police the photo's were of a non sexual nature.

[Buchholz]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

Something missing here surely?

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

Have someone capable of reading Thai help you with reading the previously posted Thai reports regarding his involvement with a 7 year-old boy.

The reports are linked in the previous posts in the thread with his photo posted.

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Edited November 10, 2012 by Buchholz

[Thai at Heart]

So now after being forced to praise the Thai police for their wondrous effort if catching a paedo after reportedly he abused a kid,

All they have is a picture of kids at a waterfall. Either the journalist knows only 5% of the story, or someone has really screwed up.

Great, blacklist him and he goes to Cambodia for his next trip.

[DP25]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

His name has already been printed, so this guy's life is already ruined even if it turns out the charges are wrong. He has headlines all over the internet that he raped a 7 year old in Thailand. Turns out the charges now involve a 15 year old, but the original story will stay on the internet. Even if his story turns out to be true and he really didn't do anything, google search for his name will always come back to these charges.

[Buchholz]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

His name has already been printed, so this guy's life is already ruined even if it turns out the charges are wrong. He has headlines all over the internet that he raped a 7 year old in Thailand. Turns out the charges now involve a 15 year old, but the original story will stay on the internet. Even if his story turns out to be true and he really didn't do anything, google search for his name will always come back to these charges.

The charges involve a 7 year-old boy and include violating 3 different statutes described in the Thai articles.

.

[DP25]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

His name has already been printed, so this guy's life is already ruined even if it turns out the charges are wrong. He has headlines all over the internet that he raped a 7 year old in Thailand. Turns out the charges now involve a 15 year old, but the original story will stay on the internet. Even if his story turns out to be true and he really didn't do anything, google search for his name will always come back to these charges.

The charges involve a 7 year-old boy and include violating 3 different statutes described in the Thai articles.

.

Where is this link? Are the Thai papers just regurgitating the original Aussie paper that was reporting that?

[theblether]

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.smh.com.a...1109-293j4.html

No mention of 7 year old boy rapes, no mention of Australian police issuing arrest warrants. It mentions a photograph at a public place of kids swimming nude, the photo was discovered by AFP and sent back to RTP. AFP say the man faces charges under Thai Law???

Well guilty of whatever or not, I think there is enough confusion to be glad we didn't shoot him, chop his balls off and leave him to die and rot don't you think Blether? Wow, thank God there is a legal system and judges and courts and things to determine guilt. To think some of you wanted the guy buggered senseless for years in prison and by the western media accounts he may have just taken a photo at a public waterfall close to where he was staying. The key thing here is just like you lot, I have no idea what happened, and it certainly cannot be determined by the media accounts as the stories are poles apart.

now about this apparently ludicrous (as thought by some) idea of waiting for court decisions, is anybody now perhaps swayed a little by that civilized concept?

Courts are okay with you when it's white men are involved, when it's brown people you want to start campaigns against "murdering grandmothers".

Your hypocrisy makes me sick.

So you can answer the question too.........this man has admitted sending a photo of a naked 15 year old boy by email.

No courts required now, he's admitted it..........give me a credible reason why a 51 year old Australian man would feel the need to fly to Thailand to take photographs of naked children.

Why are you labeling me a racist because the people in the two cases have different skin colours? You cannot compare the family of Oswald who have all admitted to the grotesque way in which they murdered him, to a man who has taken a picture at a waterfall and maintains he is innocent of any sex crime.

I would like you to clarify where I started a campaign against a 'murdering grandmother'??? Just to clarify for you yet again as it seems to take a lot to sink in. I started a campaign to pool resources to get TV members to help find a 3 year old that had been abducted by other family members that the three murderers belonged to and the police had no idea of the child's whereabouts. These were three people who had admitted murder and who the Grandmother had publicly plea bargained and somehow secured her own release and was intent on 'taking care of the child'. Are you mocking me for wanting to help?? For someone so concerned with the well being of children I am a little confused with your stance on this one.

I have no idea why the man took the photo's at the waterfall, maybe the boy was part of the family he was staying with that lived near the waterfall. What I do know is that last year during the floods, there were a gazillion pictures taken of kids swimming naked in the flood waters in Thailand....as they do. Was every snapper with an iphone a pedophile?

Taking a picture at a waterfall is not a criminal offence, even if there are kids running round naked. According to police the photo's were of a non sexual nature.

Do you really want me to go get the link re you talking about the "murdering grandmother"? ....I believe the posts you submitted re the campaign were deleted as they were against TV rules but hey, maybe I'll find one, that's a moot point anyway, you've already admitted to trying to run a campaign....... and why suddenly do you put so much store on a supposed confession when you are notorious for doubting the methods of the Thai police?

You argued black and blue about Thai police methods on the 93 yo thread, and yet you accept every word in connection with the Thais.

Can you not see the anomaly?

edit for spelling.

Edited November 10, 2012 by theblether

[GentlemanJim]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

His name has already been printed, so this guy's life is already ruined even if it turns out the charges are wrong. He has headlines all over the internet that he raped a 7 year old in Thailand. Turns out the charges now involve a 15 year old, but the original story will stay on the internet. Even if his story turns out to be true and he really didn't do anything, google search for his name will always come back to these charges.

The charges involve a 7 year-old boy and include violating 3 different statutes described in the Thai articles.

.

Rather than beat around the bush, do you have a link thanks.

[Thai at Heart]

Is all they really have him on is a picture of a waterfall with some kids in the picture?

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

His name has already been printed, so this guy's life is already ruined even if it turns out the charges are wrong. He has headlines all over the internet that he raped a 7 year old in Thailand. Turns out the charges now involve a 15 year old, but the original story will stay on the internet. Even if his story turns out to be true and he really didn't do anything, google search for his name will always come back to these charges.

The charges involve a 7 year-old boy and include violating 3 different statutes described in the Thai articles.

.

Well let's hope everyone had their ducks in a row better than the journalists writing in English.

[Nisa]

Where is this link? Are the Thai papers just regurgitating the original Aussie paper that was reporting that?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-10/sydney-man-charged-with-child-sex-in-bangkok/4364584

A Sydney man has been arrested in Bangkok and charged with sexually abusing a seven-year-old Thai boy.

Police allege he abused the boy while he was staying at the child's uncle's home in the eastern city of Chantaburi.

[DP25]

Where is this link? Are the Thai papers just regurgitating the original Aussie paper that was reporting that?

http://www.abc.net.a...bangkok/4364584

A Sydney man has been arrested in Bangkok and charged with sexually abusing a seven-year-old Thai boy.

Police allege he abused the boy while he was staying at the child's uncle's home in the eastern city of Chantaburi.

Yeah I'm aware of the English language stories saying that, the OP has a link to one, but they seem to have switched to a 15 year old in later stories. Buchholz said a Thai article said 7 years old too, and I'm wondering if they just copied the Australian article or if they actually have more information.

[Nisa]

Where is this link? Are the Thai papers just regurgitating the original Aussie paper that was reporting that?

http://www.abc.net.a...bangkok/4364584

A Sydney man has been arrested in Bangkok and charged with sexually abusing a seven-year-old Thai boy.

Police allege he abused the boy while he was staying at the child's uncle's home in the eastern city of Chantaburi.

Yeah I'm aware of the English language stories saying that, the OP has a link to one, but they seem to have switched to a 15 year old in later stories. Buchholz said a Thai article said 7 years old too, and I'm wondering if they just copied the Australian article or if they actually have more information.

What language story do you want? He is an Australian and the link I provided was from Australian ABC News (Updated Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:09am AEDT). Did it ever occur to you that it is the police's job to gather evidence for the prosecutor to use and court and their job is not to compromise the case by giving details out to the press? How about the fact that the most logical explination is there are nude pictures of him with a 15-year old as well as accusations he molested a 7-year old during his stay in Thailand?

Edited November 10, 2012 by Nisa

[Buchholz]

I wouldn't be one bit surprised.

All we need now is his name, address and photo printed across the www. in order to totally screw up his life.

His name has already been printed, so this guy's life is already ruined even if it turns out the charges are wrong. He has headlines all over the internet that he raped a 7 year old in Thailand. Turns out the charges now involve a 15 year old, but the original story will stay on the internet. Even if his story turns out to be true and he really didn't do anything, google search for his name will always come back to these charges.

The charges involve a 7 year-old boy and include violating 3 different statutes described in the Thai articles.

Rather than beat around the bush, do you have a link thanks.

100 posts back at # 53 and again 50 posts back at # 91

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[Thai at Heart]

Where is this link? Are the Thai papers just regurgitating the original Aussie paper that was reporting that?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-10/sydney-man-charged-with-child-sex-in-bangkok/4364584

A Sydney man has been arrested in Bangkok and charged with sexually abusing a seven-year-old Thai boy.

Police allege he abused the boy while he was staying at the child's uncle's home in the eastern city of Chantaburi.

Oh great, now we have a Thai relative involved.