AFTER famous former boxing champ Mr. Somrak Khamsing was charged with four counts for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl late last night, a friend of this girl who was with her at the Khon Kaen pub where they met last Saturday (Dec. 9) said she willingly went with him, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Dec. 14).
In a live broadcast online, the unidentified friend said the 17-year-old teenager, Ms. A (pseudonym), is a friend of a friend and she only met her that night. The person who introduced them has now deleted her Facebook page and fled leaving her to cope with problems stemming from this case.
In a video clip published by Ejan Thai-language news site, the person who introduced them cannot be seen but she is clearly visible wearing a white dress.
As the two of them were not close to her, they could not say much, she added.
Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, nicknamed Big Joke, earlier urged Somrak, who still denies all accusations, to confess because it will lead to a lighter penalty as he has contributed to the country by winning a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He added that both surveillance camera clips and forensic evidence clearly indicate that the incident actually occurred with the teenage girl confirming that she was sexually assaulted even though she tried to resist.
Right now more forensic examination results are awaited, he added.
Pol. Gen. Surachet pointed out that while the 17-year-old girl has come under social media criticism for allegedly intentionally planning the incident beforehand, child protection laws across the world are the same with adults considered to have committed a crime regardless of whether the underaged teenager consents to having sex or not.
Somrak’s brother also faces two charges in this case as he was the one who took the two of them to the hotel on his motorcycle and signalled the girl to follow Somrak inside.
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Top and Front Page: Screen grab images showing the girl in white dress asking Ms. A whether she really wanted to go with former boxing champ Mr. Somrak Khamsing. Photo: Naewna
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