Banglamung, Pattaya, Chonburi –
A 40-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly sexually harassing a 12-year-old girl in Banglamung earlier this week (December 8th).
The Nongprue Police was notified of the incident in the Pong sub-district. They and The Pattaya News team arrived at the scene to find Mr. Kongdet Chakamthorn, 49, and his daughter, a 12-year-old girl. Her name was withheld due to being a minor.
Mr. Kongdet had already personally detained and made a “citizen’s arrest” on the suspect, who was named to the press as a Mr. Fai, 40, before Nongprue police arrived. Mr. Fai also reportedly used a knife hidden on his person to threaten police during the arrest. However, Fai was eventually disarmed and taken to a local police station. Nobody was injured during the arrest.
Mr. Kongdet told Nongprue police, “Mr. Fai broke into my house, entered my daughter’s room, and started to hug my daughter. She screamed, getting my attention before I caught Mr. Fai. in the act, detained him, and called the police.”
Mr. Kongdet along with neighbors nearby told TPN media that Mr. Fai has an anger management problem and an extreme temper. Kongdet and his neighbors stated that this was not the first issue with Mr. Fai and they wanted him out of the village permanently.
As of press time, Fai remained in custody facing multiple charges including sexual harassment of a minor, trespassing, and assault on a law enforcement officer. Kongdet thanked the police for their response to the incident with police also giving recognition to Kongdet for successfully detaining the suspect.
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