Thread: Six underage girls rescued from commercial sex trade in Phuket

Thai officials, in coordination with representatives of Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), rescued six underage girls, including those under 15, in raids of a bar and a hotel on Patong Beach in Phuket on Wednesday night.


Two women working in the Velvet bar, located on the Bangla walking street on Patong Beach, were arrested by provincial administration officials. They were charged with human trafficking for allegedly procuring young girls for prostitution and operating a bar without a license.


The raids on the two night spots were the result of information provided by OUR, a non-profit international organisation dedicated to the fight against human trafficking, indicating that the Velvet bar was allegedly a front for prostitution catering to foreign tourists.


Based on the information, the Provincial Administration Department sent undercover agents to investigate. They confirmed the OUR’s information.


The six underage girls were found in the hotel next to the Velvet bar. All of them will be sent to a children’s shelter for rehabilitation before they are to be returned to their families.


https://www.thaipbsworld.com/six-und...ade-in-phuket/

Originally Posted by misskit

The six underage girls were found in the hotel next to the Velvet bar. All of them will be sent to a children’s shelter for rehabilitation before they are to be returned to their families.

Yes, because returning them to the families that probably sold them in the first place is a cracking idea.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Yes, because returning them to the families that probably sold them in the first place is a cracking idea.

Families get to double down and sell em again !!

Originally Posted by misskit

The raids on the two night spots were the result of information provided by OUR, a non-profit international organisation dedicated to the fight against human trafficking,

its sad that it takes a foreign organisation to force the complicit Thai authorities to act

Originally Posted by malmomike77

its sad that it takes a foreign organisation to force the complicit Thai authorities to act

Or perhaps it's sadder that there aren't equivalent NGO's to work on the far more prevalent Thai side of the child sex business. Probably because of who the major players are.

^ perhaps a police force that wasn't part of the business even

Foreign Owner Flees Thailand After Bar Raid in Patong Uncovers Child Sex Exploitation, Suspected Network in Pattaya and Bangkok

A foreign owner has fled to a nearby country after a bar on Bangla Road was raided where minors who were victims of child sexual exploitation were uncovered. ฺ


Big Joke, Thailand’s most well known cop Surachate Hakparn, said the bar has many networks and connections in Pattaya and Bangkok.

‘Big Joke’, the Assistant Commissioner of Police Surachate Hakparn, arrived in Phuket today (March 18th) to follow up on the case.


‘Big Joke’ told the Phuket Express that the bar is related to another bar network in Bangkok and Pattaya. The bar might have been operated as a nominee in which Thai people registered for them with some foreign shareholders. It was also reported that the main foreign owner was married to a Thai national.


The real foreign owner has now fled from Thailand to Laos, said Big Joke, who commonly goes by his nickname gained due to his sense of humor and love of the Thai meal Jok.

Thai police are continuing the investigation with the other country where he fled to and following up on customers who used the services of the bar, specifically those who interacted with minors.


Police are also inspecting bars across Phuket, Pattaya, and Bangkok this weekend to ensure no venues are exploiting minors.


UPDATE: Foreign Owner Flees Thailand After Bar Raid in Patong Uncovers Child Sex Exploitation, Suspected Network in Pattaya and Bangkok - The Pattaya News

Three Foreign Customers in Patong Child Sexual Exploitation Case Arrested, Three Escape

Three foreign customers have been arrested while three other foreign customers have escaped in a child sexual exploitation case in Patong.

‘Big Joke’, the popular self-embraced nickname of the Assistant Commissioner of Police Surachate Hakparn, arrived in Phuket on Thursday night (March 30th) to follow up on the case.


Big Joke told The Phuket Express that after an investigation they issued arrest warrants for six foreigners who were allegedly customers at the bar in question that allegedly used the child sexual exploitation services whose names were released by Thai police as:


Mr. Paul Herbert Corbett, 67 Australian national (arrested)


Mr. Max Rigobert Ramasamy, 68, French national (arrested)


Mr. Mutu Pan, 44, Chinese national (arrested)


Mr. Jeffrey Lynn Amman, 50, American national (escaped)


Mr. Jesse James Demian, 49, American national (escaped)


Mr. Ahmed Saleh Balobead, 40, Saudi Arabian national (escaped)


As for the three men who had escaped or fled the country before charges could be filed, Big Joke stated that coordinated efforts with INTERPOL and other countries were taking place to capture the three wanted suspects.

UPDATE: Three Foreign Customers in Patong Child Sexual Exploitation Case Arrested, Three Escape - The Pattaya News

Fucking disgusting