What happens after the arrest??

[Guest luvthai]

We seldom hear what becomes of the accused men after they are arrested. Are they deported without trial? Is it just a scheme to pad officials bank accounts? Do they pay hefty fines and return to their homes? Did the man arrested with the two teens die in prison or not? What becomes of the boys? Are they taken off the streets and put in shelters or just let go to do it all over again? Seem silly to state they are cracking down and then not to follow up with details of what the outcome is.

[Smiles]

We seldom hear what becomes of the accused men after they are arrested. Are they deported without trial? Is it just a scheme to pad officials bank accounts? Do they pay hefty fines and return to their homes? Did the man arrested with the two teens die in prison or not? . . . Seem(s) silly to state they are cracking down and then not to follow up with details of what the outcome is.

 

Well imagine that . . . what could be a more perfect segue into a story I read this very morning in the Globe&Mail here in backwards BC, Canada (in terms of "Thailand Happenings" that is):

 

 

" ... The brother of a man accused of being a pedophile says Christopher Neil is in "good spirits" as his trial for allegedly abusing a nine-year-old boy is about to begin in Thailand.

 

Mr Neil, a 33-year old school teacher from Maple Ridge BC was arrested in Thailand last October after a worldwide manhunt that began after Interpol unscrambled digital images from the internet.

 

In an interview yesterday from his home in Maple Ridge, Matthew Neil said his brother appears to be in good spirits.

 

Christopher Neil has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a young boy who contacted police after he saw Mr Neil's face televised after his arrest. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted ... "

 

So the Thailand legal process begins, and who knows what will happen. I believe, though not 100% certain, that this case is happening now in Chiang Mai.

I would just hope that the all those folks on these gay Thailand Boards who salivate over seeing pedophiliacs behind every corner can keep their judgements civil until after the case is ajudicated in a court of law . . . rather than before, as is so often the case.

 

For somewhat more detail, click here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ernational/home

 

Cheers ...

[Gaybutton]

Coincidentally enough, the following appears in today's BANGKOK POST:

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Update: Paedophile Suspect Denies All Charges

 

Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil, nabbed in Thailand last year after Interpol "unswirled" his altered Internet photograph, pleaded innocent Monday to charges of abduction, molestation, kidnapping and producing child pornography.

 

"I deny all charges," Neil, 32, told the Bangkok Criminal Court through an interpreter.

 

Prapat Dawan, the father of two boys allegedly abducted and molested by Neil, told the court that the suspect had ruined his reputation and those of his sons.

 

In what might turn into a civil case should Neil be found guilty of criminal charges, Prapat demanded 300,000 baht ($9,524) in compensation from Neil.

 

"I have no money," Neil responded to the judge's question of whether he would pay Prapat compensation. "I have no job. I'm having financial problems."

 

Neil, with his head shaved and in an orange prison uniform, entered the court smiling and appeared relaxed through the opening session of his trial.

 

He was arrested last Oct 19 in Nakorn Ratchasima province. He had fled South Korea a week earlier after Interpol released his picture with a red alert, its highest search signal.

 

Thai police dubbed Neil, a former English teacher, "a serious threat to society" suspected of having abused scores, possibly hundreds of children - girls as well as boys as young as 6.

 

Neil is accused of abusing two Thai boys and a teenager during his time as an English teacher in Bangkok in 2003. He faces 20 years in jail if convicted.

 

German police investigators triggered an international manhunt for Neil last year when they managed to "uncoil" his digitally altered, swirled Internet photographs that showed him abusing a dozen young boys in Cambodia and Vietnam, some appearing to be well under 10 years old.

 

Neil was tracked down in the Northeast after a Thai boy came forward to accuse the Canadian of paying for oral sex, allowing police to issue an arrest warrant.

 

Canada also has laws allowing it to punish paedophiles for their activities in third countries.

 

Former colleagues have regaled reporters with their impressions of Neil as an "unassuming character" who was a "diligent teacher."

 

But writings attributed to him on social-networking websites and elsewhere show evidence of an arrogant character who offered advice about cleaning a computer of "dangerous" photographs and how to avoid character checks when applying for teaching jobs.

 

On MySpace, Neil once wrote that he had been "kicking around Asia for the past five years, teaching mainly and finding other forms of mischief."

 

Neil fled Korea last year after deleting hundreds of postings he had made on an English teachers discussion group and shaving his hair.

 

At least three young Thais said Neil abused them and paid them money after luring them to an apartment he once rented in Bangkok four years ago, Thai police said.

 

German police started investigating his activities when they discovered three years ago that his swirl-disguised picture was common to scores of Internet images and his paedophile activities in Asia.

 

(dpa)

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Earlier report:

 

Trial Begins for 'Swirled' Paedophile Suspect

 

The trial of Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil - who was nabbed in Thailand last year after German police "unswirled" his image on the internet - began Monday in a Bangkok criminal court.

 

Police have dubbed Neil, a former English teacher, "a serious threat to society" who is suspected of having abused scores, possibly hundreds, of boys - some as young as six - and girls.

 

He is on trial for allegedly abusing boys during his time as an English teacher in Bangkok in 2003. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.

 

Neil, his head shaved and wearing an orange prison uniform, entered the court smiling. His case was one of four being opened in the courtroom Monday and it was unclear how long proceedings would take.

 

Neil, 32, was arrested last Oct 19 in Nakorn Ratchasima province. A week earlier, he had fled South Korea, following the release of his picture by Interpol with a "red alert," its highest search signal.

 

German police investigators triggered an international manhunt for Neil last year when they managed to "uncoil" his digitally altered internet photographs that showed him abusing a dozen young boys in Cambodia and Vietnam, some appearing to be well under 10 years old.

 

Neil was tracked down in north-east Thailand after a Thai boy came forward to accuse the Canadian of paying for oral sex, allowing police to issue an arrest warrant for the suspected paedophile.

 

Canada also has laws allowing it to punish paedophiles for their activities in third countries.

 

Former colleagues have regaled reporters with evidence of an "unassuming character" who was a "diligent teacher."

 

But writings attributed to him on social-networking websites and elsewhere show evidence of an arrogant character who offered advice about cleaning a computer of "dangerous" photographs and how to avoid character checks when applying for teaching jobs.

 

On MySpace, Neil once wrote that he had been "kicking around Asia for the past five years, teaching mainly and finding other forms of mischief."

 

Neil fled Korea last year after deleting hundreds of postings he had made on an English teachers' discussion group and shaving his hair off.

 

At least three young Thais said Neil abused them and paid them money after luring them to an apartment he used to rent in Bangkok four years ago, according to the Thai police.

 

The German police started investigating his activities when they discovered three years ago that his swirl-disguised picture was common to scores of internet images and his paedophile activities in Asia.

 

(dpa)