Another Pedophile Arrest!!!!

[Gaybutton]

It just boggles my mind, considering the number of recent arrests, that people are still out there engaging in pedophilia sex and apparently thinking they can do it with impunity. These people probably read the same news articles everyone else reads, but they go out and do this anyway. Even with this number of recent arrests, tomorrow there will still be pedophiles out there trying to get away with it.

 

The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS:

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Briton Arrested On Paedophile Charges

 

At around 4:30 on Friday morning police brought a 46-year-old British national, Mr Andrew John Gallacher, back to the Soi 9 station after allegedly finding him engaged in illegal sexual activities at his home with a 16-year-old Thai male. Police claim Mr Gallacher had picked up the boy in the Soi Sunee Plaza area of South Pattaya and brought him back for the purposes of sex and a promise of 500 baht. At the station police asked Mr Gallacher to open his computer, which had been brought back when he was arrested. On the computer were a large number of photos of young Thai males in various stages of undress, leading police to the conclusion that this was not the first time Mr Gallacher had engaged in sexual activities with local boys. Mr Gallacher is due to face court in the coming days.

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For photos see:

 

http://www.pattayacitynews.net/news_23_05_51.html

 

For a more detailed article and even more photos, see:

 

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.p...NEWS=0000006081

[Guest tdperhs]

If the boy was 16, it wasn't the sex that got him arrested, it was the money. My understanding of Thai law is that it is not even pederasty to have sex with a 16 year old unless money is involved.

[Gaybutton]

My understanding of Thai law is that it is not even pederasty to have sex with a 16 year old unless money is involved.

 

Technically you are correct. On a practical level, it works well if it's Thai-to-Thai. With farang-to-Thai, the assumption is going to be that money is involved. The PATTAYA CITY NEWS article reports the boy as being 16. The PATTAYA DAILY NEWS article reports the boy as being 15.

 

Either way, according to both articles, this man picked up the boy in Sunee Plaza and took him to a short time room. It's going to be awfully difficult for this man to convince the police and the Thai courts that he took a Sunee Plaza street boy to a short time room, and yet money wasn't involved. He'd have a rough time convincing me too.

 

Sometimes people get upset if the word "alleged" isn't used. After all, the man isn't guilty until he's found guilty in court. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way in Thailand. In Thailand there is no presumption of innocence. In Thailand it's presumption of guilt unless you can prove your innocence.

 

Even if this man really did take the boy without money being involved and even if the boy is 16 and even if this man can prove it, look at the trouble he's in and look at what he's going to have to go through under any circumstances. Is it worth it?

 

If the boy was 18, then there wouldn't have been any problem.

 

To me, if you see a boy you like, but fail to check his ID and make damned sure he's 18 or older first, then you're out of your mind for taking the risk.

 

I've said many times that it is rare for someone to be arrested for taking a Sunee Plaza bar boy off from a bar, no matter what the boy's age is. This man, according to the articles, didn't take the boy off from a bar. He picked him up from the streets. But obviously there is a crackdown going on. Especially if there is a crackdown going on, would you really want to take the risk if the boy is less than age 18?

[Guest GaySacGuy]

I've said many times that it is rare for someone to be arrested for taking a Sunee Plaza bar boy off from a bar, no matter what the boy's age is. This man, according to the articles, didn't take the boy off from a bar. He picked him up from the streets. But obviously there is a crackdown going on. Especially if there is a crackdown going on, would you really want to take the risk if the boy is less than age 18?

 

With this crackdown, how are they suddenly finding these people at 4:30 a.m.??? Are the boys just bait being used by police..or how are they getting the info on which rooms/homes to enter. It sounds to me like some people are being set up...but if they are guilty too bad!