Thai Police arrest American child abuse suspect in Chiang Mai

Matichon•General•10d ago

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Thai authorities arrested an American man wanted for severe child sexual abuse after disguising themselves as Buddhist practitioners to locate him in Chiang Mai.

•Mr. Joshua, an American national, was arrested on September 10.
•The suspect was wanted by a court in New Hampshire, USA, for severe child sexual abuse.
•The arrest took place at a temple in Chiang Mai province.
•The operation involved the Metropolitan Police Bureau and the Immigration Bureau.

Overview

•Mr. Joshua was accused of committing offenses against several girls under 16 years old with another individual in the United States.
•Mr. Joshua fled the United States to avoid arrest.
•The FBI Office at the US Embassy in Thailand requested cooperation from the Immigration Bureau to track and extradite Mr. Joshua.
•Officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau and the Immigration Bureau disguised themselves in white clothing as practitioners to monitor a temple in Chiang Mai.
•On the second day of the practice, officers identified and arrested Mr. Joshua.
•Mr. Joshua admitted to being the person wanted by the US authorities.
•Authorities informed Mr. Joshua of the revocation of his permission to stay in the Kingdom.
•Mr. Joshua is being held for legal processing and relevant procedures.

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Key Entities

Person

Chotiwat Luangwilai(โชติวัฒน์ เหลืองวิลัย)

Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Investigation Division.

Parinya Klinkesorn(ปริญญา กลิ่นเกษร)

Deputy Commander of Immigration Division 3.

Joshua(โจชัวร์)ℹ️

An American national and suspect wanted by the New Hampshire court for severe child sexual abuse.

Organization

Metropolitan Police Bureau Investigation Division(บก.สส.บช.น.)

A police unit involved in the arrest of Mr. Joshua.

Immigration Division 3 Investigation Sub-division(กก.สส.บก.ตม.3)

An immigration police unit involved in the arrest of Mr. Joshua.

New Hampshire State Court(ศาลรัฐนิวแฮมป์เชียร์)

The US court that issued the arrest warrant for Mr. Joshua.

FBI Legal Attache Office at the US Embassy in Thailand(สำนักงานผู้ช่วยทูตฝ่ายบังคับใช้กฎหมาย (FBI) ประจำสถานเอกอัครราชทูตสหรัฐอเมริกาประจำประเทศไทย)

The agency that coordinated with Thai immigration to track Mr. Joshua.

Immigration Bureau(สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง (สตม.))

The agency tasked with tracking and deporting the suspect.

Place

Chiang Mai(เชียงใหม่)ℹ️

The province where the suspect was hiding in a temple.