Man offers Russian ride to Phuket hotel, then assaults her

[Richard Hall]

Note into diary: "Don't trust a dick that you don't know, anywhere, particularly if you are pretty"

[lee b]

I know that this is shocking but i still can't understand why she left with someone who offered to take her home. And when she saw that she was not taken to her hotel why did she not scream out and make a massive fuss??

[Aldebaran1981]

sick animal. I truly hope he gets sodomised in jail or castrated and have his thing thrown to the dogs.

i despise such beasts

[Richard Hall]

i had a thai guy tell me this is his country and he can do what ever he wants, so they get caught, admit they did wrong and get off lightly for being good little honest dudes.

Yeh that makes sense

Obivously, that guy never messed with the Zohan. That he only does once. Even in Thailand.

[scorecard]

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I cannot believe someone would think or do something like that...this guy is an Animal.....

I can't believe that you are unaware of how prevalent violent rape is in Thailand.

Good point and here's a twist.

My Thai adult son is always concerned about the safety of his wife and his two daughters, he's well aware of the prevalence of rape, over the 5 years he was at uni (in Bkk) countless numbers of female students were raped or seriously molested / bashed.

His Thai wife is from the same course, they met at uni and eventually married. So she's also aware of the prevalence of rape, etc.

His wife goes out for an end of semester party with the female teachers she now works with and is home by about 10:00 /10:30 pm. Until she's home son is constantly checking for any SMS etc., and if it's starting to get a bit late he calls her to check she's OK, and reminds her to check the car doors are locked whilst she's driving home etc..

The twist, her female teacher colleagues come to the house about once a month for pizza night or whatever, they always bring up the subject, to my son, that he is a control freak and should back off. He's tried to explain to them why he worries about her safety, they just repeat 'control freak' comments.

[lifeincnx]

As a vehicle was involved, prosecutors should add kidnapping to the rape charge so this clown doesn't see daylight for many, many years.

[blastface]

I cannot believe someone would think or do something like that...this guy is an Animal.....

I can't believe that you are unaware of how prevalent violent rape is in Thailand.

*in the world

[Equalizer]

What if that man has AIDS? Like Rape is not enough Trauma, now she has to worry about AIDS or other STDs.

Yes the first thing that went through her mind was ''im a gona ere''.

[kkup]

I wonder if they just made up the arrest story.

[ttthailand]

I know that this is shocking but i still can't understand why she left with someone who offered to take her home. And when she saw that she was not taken to her hotel why did she not scream out and make a massive fuss??

That's the problem with Thailand Tourist agency telling the world that Thailand is so friendly and Thai people so nice and smile all the time. Some people really believe this $hit and drop their guard and then get scammed, assaulted, robbed, raped , killed or a combination of the above.

Tell it like it is " Thailand Is Not Safe"

Again so everyone can understand...

Thailand Is Not Safe !!!

[Loles]

So, when the quality tourism meets with innocent never crimes Thais ....

[SPB65]

Just to recap - Thailand is perfectly safe as long as you steer clear of Thai men especially after dark.

[Borzandy]

"Police charged him with rape and he accepted the charge," 500 baht fine for Thais in LOS.

[transam]

This happends every day day in every country, so what is the big news. Except time for thai bashing.

Eeeer, perhaps cos it happened in LOS by a LOS guy............. .......

[SaintLouisBlues]

Until punishment gets "real" this will go on and on and on.

Any clues to countries that have reduced the incidence of rape using the threat of criminal punishment?

[american12bthai]

I cannot believe someone would think or do something like that...this guy is an Animal.....

no, he is not an animal. he is thai. weak. his mentality is thai. weak.

at least he was nice enough to not push her off his balcony.

EVERYONE should think twice before letting a female... in thailand... walk around alone. reminds me of ... say... a prostitute at 2 am.

just because she wasnt asking for "it" doesnt mean someone wasnt looking for "it".

its like me walking around with tons of money hanging out of my pocket, gold chains all up in my junk, studded diamond rings on each finger. I am not asking to get mugged or robbed. but it sure would be stupid of me to walk around alone like this.

i have always enjoyed people drinking because they lower their values/ standards. and then are very easy to take advantage of. i support people spending all their money on alcohol and not saving anything.

if i was a russian i would beat this guy senseless to make an example of him. thats just me though.

[pasak]

I'm not going to make myself very popular here and it doesn't mean I don't feel very sorry for this woman but why go to Phuket in the first place? Or any place like Phuket? Pattaya, Krabi, Samui, Koh Tao, Phi Phi, Phangan, Chang etc etc etc.

These place might have been worth visiting say, 30 years ago when they were unspoilt and the locals were a little nicer.

It's a case of the blind following the blind.

Oh I know. These places are 'cool'. Yeah right. Which is why every Tom, Dick and Sharon is going to them. So everyone is 'cool' these days.

You will not stop the rapes and murders of foreigners in Thailand because the powers that be ultimately have no wish to stop them and foreign governments are more interested in trade than a few of their citizens suffering these appalling acts of violence.

Go and party elsewhere because there are far better and cooler places in the world with far nicer people in them than can be found in all the Thai tourist hotspots.

Edited September 28, 2014 by pasak

[fxe1200]

Sad... where was the Russians boyfriend when she need him most??

You do not let your or any lady, who is within your company, walk home alone. In NO country, under NO circumstances, NEVER. It is the duty of any male, to secure the way back home, as rapes happen everywhere, and especially in places where there is no real law enforcement. On the other hand, the woman should never have left the party without a company, who secures her way home. If they ever learn?

[ttthailand]

Ship this guy off to a US prison for a year. I am sure he will understand all about rape then and how painful it can be. I am sure those prison guys won't use condoms too.

[kieran2698]

Couldn't control his emotions....perfect excuse.

Raped her twice. Once wasn't enough. And without a condom.

Let's see, he's Thai and she "falang" And he admitted it. So, a 1,000 baht fine and 1 year in prison, probably suspended it he has no priors.

The minimum sentence is 4 years

[CapeThai]

Couldn't control his emotions....perfect excuse.

Raped her twice. Once wasn't enough. And without a condom.

Let's see, he's Thai and she "falang" And he admitted it. So, a 1,000 baht fine and 1 year in prison, probably suspended it he has no priors.

Yeah... Very effective justice system indeed.. IF he is fined 1000 bath I may add... Cheaper than a local Bar Girl..

Sad to say, bur very similar to where I'm from in South Africa......

Absolutely an fantastic marketing tool to promote International Tourism for these beautiful Countries.... as the have the mentality of a house brick .... AHA.. I'm actually wrong... A house brick can at least still hold it together....

Keep up the good work SA & LOS..... You will be ranked #1 on THE PLACES to go list very soon....

[Carrerakiss]

Of course she was stupid to get drunk and try to make it back to her hotel alone in the early hours. Of course she was stupid to accept a lift from a stranger. Doesn't make what he did any less sordid and he should be punished appropriately.

BUT, will he? It wouldn't surprise me if he isn't already out on bail. Unless he is so poor that he has no baht. I'm not talking about corruption, bail seems to be available to all if they can pay the bail money.

[jacko45k]

I just heard of a similar incident in Pattaya.

Girls in the UK are often told not to get into a strangers car, particularly at night.

Same of course applies to the back of a motorcycle.

There is something about Thailand that makes them throw caution to the wind.

Edited September 28, 2014 by jacko45k

[ScotBkk]

I know that this is shocking but i still can't understand why she left with someone who offered to take her home. And when she saw that she was not taken to her hotel why did she not scream out and make a massive fuss??

Too many assumptions ... think you must've had another refresher course on the Koh Tao topics and forgot to stop .....

[gyrosman]

Yes, it happens all the time in other countries but mostly in areas where tourist should not go. In a tourist town that generates millions of income, its the job of the police and city council to provide security in those areas. Perhaps if the police were patrolling the areas at the late hours and yes the bar scences and side streets their presents willl help. Instead after 11pm their home having a drink with friends or at the station. Do read about Las Vegas, New York city report so many crimes against tourist in such a short period of time? Daytime teenagers beating tourist?

This happends every day day in every country, so what is the big news. Except time for thai bashing.

[ClutchClark]

Couldn't control his emotions....perfect excuse.

Raped her twice. Once wasn't enough. And without a condom.

Let's see, he's Thai and she "falang" And he admitted it. So, a 1,000 baht fine and 1 year in prison, probably suspended it he has no priors.

Are you saying that had the victim been a Thai woman that he would receive a more severe penalty?

My Thai wife says just the opposite--it is only because the victim is farang that the rapist even made the news. That these things happen to Thai women all the time and nothing is done.

[TV7]

This happends every day day in every country, so what is the big news. Except time for thai bashing.

No it doesn't. For example, the incidence of foreign tourists being raped in London, a city of 13 million residents with 15 million tourists visiting each year, is very rare.

Whereas any Western woman who drinks too much on holiday in Thailand is liable to be violently raped - murdered if they resist - by Thai men who can't 'resist their beauty'. And these rapists know that even if the victim has the courage to report the crime if they plead guilty the sentence will be laughably light.

Western embassies have a duty to warn women about the very real dangers in visiting Thailand, which far from being the Land of Smiles is now a lawless, corrupt state with racist mysoginistic attitudes towards Western women and is undeserving of their tourism.

[sweatalot]

I see Thailand is improving already.

He did not use a hoe

[Strangebrew]

Well what can you say? But it happens every where Thailand, USA, UK, Russia, need I go on? Let's see if her boyfriend remains her boyfriend that will be the true test. Now TAT put your spin on this.

[Halion]

Just serves to show how delusional the local men are that they feel they can abduct and rape without shame or perception of consequence. Low life's plying there entitlement on the unfortunate who have little or no perception of how carnal life is here.