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Sex scandal in army
- Published: 14/05/2012 at 05:08 PM
- Online news: Local News
An investigation of a video clip showing six conscripts engaging in group sex with a woman had revealed she was autistic, national army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha told his daily meeting with senior officers today, a military source said on Monday.
Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha
Pictures of the incident have appeared on the internet (see below).
Gen Prayuth said the six conscripts had acted thoughtlessly and that the woman should not have given in to them, the source said.
The incident occurred three years ago and the six conscripts had since been discharged, but the conscript trainer and the cameraman would still face penalties, he said.
"The [camp] colonel will not receive his pension and the conscript trainer will be penalised for allowing the incident to take place in a military camp," Gen Prayuth said, according to the source.
The army chief said he had ordered the Office of the Army Secretary to urgently identify the unit that released the video clips. If discovered, a maximum penalty would be applied even though the incident happened three years ago.
The legal division will look into whether the army can prosecute the person who posted a picture of the incident on a social media website, as the person might be in violation of the Computer Crimes Act for tarnishing the army's image, he said.
There were reports that the group sex incident took place at Army Region 3, which looks after the North.
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