Taekwondo teacher accused of sexually abusing underage student

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter -

 

Chatchapol Laothammateep, at right, on Tuesday at his Chatchapol Taekwondo Gym in Prachinburi city.

 

PRACHINBURI — A taekwondo teacher was behind bars Wednesday on charges of sexually assaulting an underage student after police arrested him in his dojo in Prachinburi city.

 

Chatchapol Laothammateep was arrested Tuesday at the Chatchapol Taekwondo Gym after his 14-year-old female student and her family filed a complaint to police that he had sexually abused her over a period of time.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2016/10/12/taekwondo-teacher-accused-sexually-abusing-underage-student/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-10-13

Well, no red and blue gear in jail, just red, green and blue on your body.

Whoever does the Forensic Exam, due within a week, according to the article, will be just as much of a molester as this douchebag, what the hell would that find?

 

They obviously don't watch CSI anywhere, but hey, go for it fellas!

Taekwondo? I would have thought that Judo has more body contact...

1 hour ago, trogers said:

Taekwondo? I would have thought that Judo has more body contact...

If the allegations are true is inviting the student to a motel part of the Taekwondo discipline and routine ?

21 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said:

If the allegations are true is inviting the student to a motel part of the Taekwondo discipline and routine ?

 

Maybe training on his secret techniques to break broads with his fingers?

Edited October 13, 20169 yr by trogers

Its all about Teachers and Monks ,behaving badly,maybe

because they know they can get away with it.

regards worgeordie

Surely she could have floored him with the Steven Siegal Pinkie Chop, devastating in any situation !

We can only speculate on guilt or innocence--the whole matter is still under investigation--but I have to wonder how this sort of thing could go on over 2-3 months. Why didn't she tell her parents at the first instance of inappropriate behaviour, and what was it that finally made her break her silence? That said, the brother's defence is completely unconvincing....

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Reverse the gender roles and the same 'hang em high' brigade would be congratulating the 14 year old.  

 

Just let the law sort it out.

2 hours ago, Docno said:

We can only speculate on guilt or innocence--the whole matter is still under investigation--but I have to wonder how this sort of thing could go on over 2-3 months. Why didn't she tell her parents at the first instance of inappropriate behaviour, and what was it that finally made her break her silence? That said, the brother's defence is completely unconvincing....

 

Some people take decades to claim they were assaulted. Bill Cosby, Jimmy Saville etc. cases come to mind, as well as others.

If the allegations are true is inviting the student to a motel part of the Taekwondo discipline and routine ?

Hotel visit
Probably wanted to show her 'private' moves !!!


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2 hours ago, Docno said:

We can only speculate on guilt or innocence--the whole matter is still under investigation--but I have to wonder how this sort of thing could go on over 2-3 months. Why didn't she tell her parents at the first instance of inappropriate behaviour, and what was it that finally made her break her silence? That said, the brother's defence is completely unconvincing....

I am not personally criticising you but you have failed to grasp the nature of the abuse of children. Perhaps, it has been many years since you were a child and you have forgotten what it was like. The vast imbalance of power in the relationship between a teacher and a child, particularly in a country such as Thailand where respect for teachers is the cultural norm, leads to the victim feeling powerless, guilty and compliant. Such a victim is unable to refuse or challenge the abuser and very often does not tell anybody what has happened. There are millions of examples from all around the world. It is probably more common than not for a child sex abuse victim not to tell anybody.

I'm not defending the TKD teacher nor the girl since one never knows what further investigation may bring. I taught TKD at a high school soon after I came to Thailand so I had the added problem of being a foreigner too. Some of the girls at that time were very good (one now does action parts in Thai movies/TV) and one had to be very careful not to give the wrong impression. I managed to seize an opportunity and to treat them more like a family so that I became a 'father figure'. That's not to say that there could have been problems because some students were not genuine in their in their reasons for training. Usually a couple of lessons of real hard training does help separate genuine/not genuine students.

That said, student/teacher problems occur everywhere so I don't know why this one is singled out as news. 

...guess that is as close to being a man that he will ever get...in his pathetic mind......

 

...such irony....a tae kwon do 'instructor'......yet a coward that must prey on children.....

5 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Some people take decades to claim they were assaulted. Bill Cosby, Jimmy Saville etc. cases come to mind, as well as others.

Good point. I guess the obstacle in those cases is that they think their situation is unique (they're the only victim) and expect that their claims will not be believed given the power and influence of the perpetrators. When one accuser steps forward, other victims suddenly don't feel so alone and vulnerable. I guess that could happen in the case of an instructor also... Still, we can't simply assume he is guilty either. These things are always difficult, especially if there's only one accuser and no evidence beyond a verbal claim...