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Thai man sentenced to prison for raping and blackmailing his young stepdaughter

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Police in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok arrested a corrupt Thai man for rape And blackmail his eight-year-old StepdaughterThe main evidence was the pedophile’s tattoos and the explicit videos on his mobile phone.

The victim's mother, 24-year-old Mew, contacted the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women after finding explicit images and videos of her daughter on the phone of her husband, 31-year-old Em, in April. Despite the conclusive evidence, Em denied the allegations.

According to Mew, some of the videos showed Em touching the girl's genitals and having sex with the young victim. Em's face was not visible in the videos, but Mew was able to identify his tattoos. She also discovered other child pornography in his videos.

Mew admitted that she had caught Em touching her daughter two years ago, but he denied any sexual intent and claimed he loved children. Mew forgave him and told him never to touch the girl again, but he broke his promise.

According to Channel 3, Em recorded videos of the indecent act in order to threaten the young girl into engaging in further sexual acts with him.

Mew said he decided to move out of her house and stay with her sister. She then reported the matter to the foundation and officers at Khlong Dan police station.

Due to the strong evidence, police issued an arrest warrant for Em on August 13 and arrested him yesterday, August 18. He is in custody and faces three charges, including:

  • Section 277 of the Criminal Law: Sexual abuse of a minor under 13 years of age. The punishment is seven to twenty years in prison and a fine of 140,000 to 400,000 baht, or life imprisonment.
  • Section 276 of the Penal Code: Recording explicit images, videos or sounds for improper purposes. The punishment would be one-third higher than that provided for in Section 277.
  • Section 329 of the Criminal Law: Abduction of minors under the age of 15 from their parents or guardians for an immoral purpose. The punishment is two to ten years in prison and a fine of 4,000 to 20,000 baht.

A similar report said that police in the northern province of Tak arrested a Thai man for sexually abusing his stepdaughter since she was six years old. He threatened the girl not to tell her mother and said if she did, he would kill her.

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