Danish man convicted of prostitution-related crimes in Cambodia freed by royal pardon

[geovalin]

Dane accused of forcing children to have sex for money

 

Svend Erick Jonasson – a Danish guesthouse owner imprisoned in Cambodia in 2010 for forcing his male staff members, some as young as 15 years old, to have sex with customers – has been freed by royal pardon after serving six years of an eight-year sentence.

Jonasson, who operated a guest house in Siem Reap City, received the pardon in January. The reason for the pardon was not revealed.

 

Jonasson admitted to having sex with the three male staff members, but denied he forced them to have sex with guests on numerous occasions from 2009 until his arrest in 2010. Police said that Jonasson forced his employees to have sex with customers and took a percentage of the payment.

 

Jonasson was convicted in June 2011 of procuring prostitution involving children and sent to a provincial prison for eight years.

A local NGO, which was behind the investigation that brought Jonasson to justice, has expressed disappointment that his sentence had been reduced.

 

source http://cphpost.dk/news/danish-man-convicted-of-prostitution-related-crimes-in-cambodia-freed-by-royal-pardon.html

[Kabula]

They should have castrated him before releasing him.

 

Incarceration is a waste of time and money on these perverts.

 

Much need surveillance is needed to send him back behind bars!

[Ulic]

He admitted to having sex with the 3 young men, but denies pimping them out.

I am left scratching my head on this one. The NGO's have an agenda and see

McCarthyism level human trafficking under every rock. Who knows what the

truth is. That said at least one of the men he had sex with was underage.  

[siam2007]

10 minutes ago, Ulic said:

He admitted to having sex with the 3 young men, but denies pimping them out.

I am left scratching my head on this one. The NGO's have an agenda and see

McCarthyism level human trafficking under every rock. Who knows what the

truth is. That said at least one of the men he had sex with was underage.  

 

which would not be illegal as long as prostitution was not involved, as the age of consent is 15 in Cambodia

[little mary sunshine]

Pig...should have done all 8 years...

maybe eaely release because he is

dieing.   Good!!