3 paedos Busted in Pattaya

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Thailand nabs three Europeans after paedophile tip

Bangkok - Thai police on Tuesday arrested three European tourists, all in their 60s, on charges of sexually abusing minors at a beach resort. The suspects were rounded up in Pattaya, 100 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, after Thai police were tipped...

Posted : Tue, 12 May 2009 09:53:41 GMT
Author : DPA

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show ... e-tip.html

Bangkok - Thai police on Tuesday arrested three European tourists, all in their 60s, on charges of sexually abusing minors at a beach resort. The suspects were rounded up in Pattaya, 100 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, after Thai police were tipped off by Interpol about a Swedish child sex tour to the beach resort, notorious for its sleazy entertainment scene.

The men arrested were Swedish nationals Karl Erik Berglund, 60, and Lars Anders Ellerman, 65, and British national George Stanley Gibbs, 67.

"These men have abused many children in the Pattaya area," said Police Major General Chaiwat Gaetworachai, head of Thailand's Child Protection Division.

He acknowledged that several of the men on the sex tour had evaded arrest.

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Two Swedes caught in Thai child sex sting

Published: 12 May 09 12:57 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19404/20090512/


Police in Thailand working together with their Swedish counterparts have arrested two Swedes suspected of sex crimes involving children.

* Swede held for child sex crimes in Cambodia (8 May 09)
* Swede in Cambodia held for kidnapping (24 Jul 08)
* Sweden takes action against child sex tourism (20 Dec 07)

The two men are “late, middle-aged” according to the police, and were arrested in their home in the Thai city of Pattaya early Tuesday morning local time.

“There weren’t just there on a tourist trip, but have been more frequent visitors to Thailand,” said Anders Ahlqvist of the Swedish police’s IT-crimes section, to the TT news agency.

The men are now being transported by plane to Bangkok and have yet to be interrogated. Swedish police are also traveling to Thailand to contribute to the investigation. Should the case proceed to trial, however, it would take place in the Thai courts.

The men's alleged victims are all younger than 15-years-old, although there were no children in the apartment at the time of the police raid, according to the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper.

The raid on the two Swedes is a part of a special effort by the Swedish National Investigation Department (Rikskriminalen) to combat sex crimes committed by Swedes against children in other countries.

Four people from the agency’s IT-crimes section have been working specifically on such cases, two as investigators and two with intelligence gathering.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the government’s efforts to combat human trafficking.

About a week ago, a Swedish man was also arrested in Cambodia on charges of sexually assaulting children.

“It has a great deal to do with cooperation with local police authorities in target countries, we’re assisting them so that they can engage in effective crime fighting,” said Ahlqvist.

In the current case, Swedish police have provided intelligence about the two Swedes and sent officers to Thailand.

“We can’t carry out a search or other invasive measures there, but we can help the Thai police. There’s a great need for it, because it’s not so easy for them to examine confiscated computers which contain material in Swedish,” said Ahlqvist.

“The Thai police have been much more on the offensive and are now arresting people who commit these types of crimes, which they may not have been known for doing earlier.”

Ahlqvist said that the latest arrests can be seen as the start of something new.

“Now we have the resources to do this sort of work and that’s a clear signal that it’s time to drop the notion that you’re going to a safe haven when you travel to Southeast Asia,” he said.

TT/David Landes ([email protected])

http://www.thelocal.se/19404/20090512/

[Irish Alan]

Sick c**nts... May they rot in hell...

[Aardvark]

Thank God they weren't Australian, we've had our share over the years

[vlad]

Hi there Irish in the uk we have a special unit set up to catch paedo's anywhere in the world. They trawl international chat rooms where paedo's groom there targets and set them up. Last week on the tv here i watched how they sent a team to pattaya to lia'se with the thai child protection team and for 5 weeks they tracked them when the time was right the raided there house's and got the 4 they wanted. But what i found strange was that thai police have to knock on the door, there not allowed to break the door in something the british detective's found hard to get there head's round. When thet were arrested they were taken to bkk to be tried, the English detective said we dont want to deport them we want them to serve there sentance in the country they were arrested in. And in a chilling warning he said let them suffer the consequencie's of a thai prison.

[saint]

Thank God they weren't Australian, we've had our share over the years

i doubt there victims really gave a toss where they came from !!!!!! good to see international police work together on these sad mothers . out of interest , what do our resident anti capital punishment brigade think is the best way to deal with these sickos ? or , is there anyone out there that beleives these people are ill , and could be cured with psychiatric help ?

[Aardvark]

Actually mate you could be right as long as proper procedure is respected and we are talking "HUMANE" law, aren't we

[jackspratt]

.......... out of interest , what do our resident anti capital punishment brigade think is the best way to deal with these sickos ? or , is there anyone out there that beleives these people are ill , and could be cured with psychiatric help ?

As one of the "resident anti capital punishment brigade", perhaps I can ask you what are you suggesting saint?

Is it capital punishment for these people?

You have raised a rhetorical question - perhaps you would be so kind as to answer it

[BobHelm]

Well I certainly think that anyone that gets sexual satisfaction out of molesting young children must have serious psychological issues saint. Whether they can be "cured" I would leave to experts to argue over, as I am not competent to do so. I have read that 'chemical castration' has had certain success in some cases, although treatment must be carefully monitored. Although I have also read some doctors stating that even physical castration would be ineffective in some cases.
As far as I am concerned the treatment of anyone found guilty of such a crime should be two fold.
One - punishment due to offences actually committed - to the maximum extent of the law permitted in the country of trial.
Two - actions put in place to ensure the offender does not offend again when his punishment has finished.

[saint]

i dont believe i was suggesting anything jack , i asked a simple , straight forward question , which you decided to answer with your own question .

[jackspratt]

i dont believe i was suggesting anything jack , i asked a simple , straight forward question , which you decided to answer with your own question .

Hardly simple and straight forward saint......more like loaded and pointed.

And as the question is clearly rhetorical, perhaps you, as the poser (of the question) would care to answer first. Then the "resident anti capital punishment brigade" (or one at least) can respond. =D>

[saint]

ok jack , you win . as i see it , any civilised society has a resposability to protect is most vulnerable . to me thats, the old , and the young amoungst others . how would i like to see these cowards who prey on the young treated if caught , prosecuted , and if found guilty ? as harshly as possible . if there was as little as 1 % chance they would re offend , when released from prison or metal institution , then they should never be released . if their considered mental , by at least 3 psychiatrists , then leave them in an institution for the rest of thier natural life . if thier considered sane , and just cant keep there hands of little kids , why waste tax payers money , to keep them inside . unless you dont segregate them , and leave them to the mercy of the other inmates . if that option might be a little too messy for you jack , i suggest , offing them after theyve had 1 appeal . see how reasonable and fair i can be !!!!!!

[jackspratt]

saint I pretty much agree with you, up until the penultimate line.

See - that saved me an awful lot of unnecessary typing

[jingjai]

...unless you dont segregate them , and leave them to the mercy of the other inmates .

Well...if the rest of the world's prisons and inmates are anything like the good 'ol American prisons...paedos will get their "just reward"...if they are arrested, tried under due process of law, and convicted, in their home countries.
However, here in Thailand, these type of cases seem to go forever, while the accused remains free on bail to continue their behavior.

[jackspratt]

...unless you dont segregate them , and leave them to the mercy of the other inmates .

Well...if the rest of the world's prisons and inmates are anything like the good 'ol American prisons...paedos will get their "just reward"...if they are arrested, tried under due process of law, and convicted, in their home countries.
However, here in Thailand, these type of cases seem to go forever, while the accused remains free on bail to continue their behavior.

jj, can provide a link/links to where pedos have been released on bail in Thailand

[jingjai]

jj, can provide a link/links to where pedos have been released on bail in Thailand

http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/p ... ice#p89661

Officials say it is at least the fourth time 77-year-old John Maurice Praill has been taken in on similar charges. Police Col. Khanisorn Yuwawithaya says Praill was arrested at his home in the seaside town while free on bail on a previous charge.

Here are two more:
http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/p ... ce#p146590
http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/p ... ice#p47027

One of these clowns, Maurice John Prail, was sleazing around Pattaya when I first moved there in '99, was out on bail then, got busted again, got out again, and on and on. He was still out and about when I left in '06.
I used to see him at the old Royal Garden Food Court. He used to sit up there and play chess with some of his cronies.
I couldn't figure out why all these young teenagers would stop and talk to them for...until a friend informed me as to their activities .

[jackspratt]

Thanks jj.

Another indictment on the Thai "justice" system

[westerby]

One of these clowns, Maurice John Prail, was sleazing around Pattaya when I first moved there in '99, was out on bail then, got busted again, got out again, and on and on. He was still out and about when I left in '06.
I used to see him at the old Royal Garden Food Court. He used to sit up there and play chess with some of his cronies.
I couldn't figure out why all these young teenagers would stop and talk to them for...until a friend informed me as to their activities .

Yeah, which is the reason that it's about time these guys were picked up by the Thai police and fast track extradited back to their home countries where they can be 'managed' by the authorities. Management can include curfews, reporting to police stations, control of travel and, more importantly, chemical castration. I don't believe you can change a pervert's behaviour, therefore more draconian measures are necessary.

[ULICK MC GEE]

shame on us (irish)
For 70 years the gov of ireland entrusted the welfare of children as young 3 to pedos murder's,sadist's,not only that they built walled so called reformtry school's.The savagery these children suffered wold shock the hardest of men.Agang of scum known as THE CHRISTIAN BROTHER'S ruled this vicious empire.
Not to be out done enter the catholic church.
No child was safe from these sicko's.Altar boy's,orphens of both sexes even nun's were raped.One bishop from wexford town was a regular in pattaya another priest also from wexford committed susicide he was about to be charged on over 100 serious sexual assult's on boy's aged 9-16 over a 20 year period.
Now to anybody who is going to put foward the argument that it was a few bad apples.
Not all priests or christan brothers physicaly abused children,but everyone of them were aware how widespread and violent it was.
Everyday FR Brendan Symth was being transported to and from court on extreme sexual abuse charges against minor's they had to pass girls primary school and symth got 2 erections everyday,a quote from a prison officer who escorted him.
i may be off topic but to me this should never be forgotten same as the hollicost ww2

[steveway2]

Ulick - It was my misfortune to attend a Christian Brothers school for some time (Drimnagh Castle, Dublin) - sadistic bastards, I now looking back I find it hard to believe this was (almost) accepted practice. I understand that the "old rules" no longer apply.