David Fletcher
British child protection police arrived in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh today to help surpervise an investigation into the activities of 66-yr-old David Fletcher, who ran a charity for children on a city garbage dump.
Two officers from CEOP –the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre– arrived in the capital and will work together with Cambodian Police and child protection agencies.
A number of young girls at the Stung Meanchey Srey garbage dump, where Fletcher handed out food, and held guided tours for tourists, will be interviewed.
CEOP are also to interview a woman in Britain who came forward after Fletcher was exposed as the same man who was convicted in 1997 at Norwich Crown Court and jailed for 18 months for abusing a 15-yr-old.
The woman claims she was drugged, blackmailed and photographed and raped by Fletcher when she was 15 and has suffered trauma ever since.
A spokesman for CEOP said: “We cannot comment on current enquiries other than to confirm we have sent two officers to assist with enquiries in Cambodia”.
Fletcher fled Cambodia after our story but was monitored as he entered Thailand. He is now being held at the Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok after Thailand recently enacted existing legislation and arrested him in a Bangkok guest house*. His deportation is on hold while investigatons continue in both countries.
*Thailand’s Immigration Act actually contains a clause requiring all persons with previous convictions to declare them to Immigration. The clause has always been ignored but was used for the deportation of Gary Robcoy three weeks ago. Robcoy who had convictions for child abuse was found teaching in a Bangkok school.
CEOP fly to investigate ‘Phnom Penh’ garbage dump Brit at Andrew Drummond
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