Nakhon Ratchasima-Schoolgirl rape suspect arrestedPolice on Thursday arrested a man suspected of preying sexually on young schoolgirls after approaching them through a social media website.
Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district police chief Padungkiat Siripornwiwat said the rape suspect was a 37-year-old Phuket resident who was already wanted on an arrest warrant.
Police had been told by teachers at a school in Nakhon Ratchasima that a man posted on Facebook under the names 'Dan Sida' and 'Nakrob Dan Tai' (Southern Warrior) and had lured and raped an under-age girl, a 14-year-old student, said Pol Col Padungkiat said.
The suspect blackmailed her, threatening her with recorded video clips, to keep her from reporting to authorities. The victim became his "sex slave" for more than three months, the officer said.
Police also found out that the man allegedly raped two other students in the same school after contacting them via Facebook.
Pol Col Padungkiat said the arrest was made with the help of another student who tried to contact the man online.
He said suspect told investigators that he tried to impress schoolgirls by making up stories about his fighting against insurgents in the three southern border provinces.
The accused said he would meet them in public parks or shopping malls, but claimed that all his victims consented to the act, police said.
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Bangkok Post
