Parents of Phuket Schoolgirl Sought 300,000 Baht from Teacher Accused of Rape
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
PHUKET: A teacher accused of raping a 12-year-old student at a school on Phuket has represented Thailand in international wrestling competitions.
According to his accusers, teacher Jirasit Samakkan, 29, was caught having sex with the girl at a primary school near Patong when some of the girl's friends came looking for her and surprised the couple in the computer room after class.
That was on August 6. The teacher drove the girl home that day, but the friends told her parents what they had seen.
The father took the girl to Patong Hospital the same day, where tests showed she'd had sex.
It's understood that the girl's parents demanded 300,000 baht in compensation but the teacher could only raise 100,000 baht.
On October 3, the matter was reported to police and on October 13 a second report was made.
Khun Jirasit has taught sport at the school since 2011 on a one-year contract but was hoping to become a full-time professional teacher this year.
He denies raping the girl.
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So an alleged child rapist has been allowed to roam free from August to October whilst the girl's dad held out for a nice pay off?
Posted by
Barry
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November 5, 2014 11:23
I don't know which is more despicable the act itself or the parents using the situation and their daughter for financial benefit instead of taking immediate action against the teacher if the allegations are true.
August 6 to Oct 3 is an awfully long time line for concerned parents to act in reporting this to the police. Other news outlets indicate the report may have come after the teacher refused a second payment to the family. The whole thing is a can of worms and the poor young girls will have suffered whatever the outcome. Punish the teacher if guilty but punish the father as well for his blackmail and callousness.
Posted by
Mister Ree
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November 5, 2014 11:24
All the parents want is MONEY!?
They shouldn't be allowed to be parents.
As for the teacher, locked up for quite a few years.
Posted by
Tbs
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November 5, 2014 12:23
@Mister Ree
Parents are looking for a proper punishment and compensation, that what they assume to be right and efficient from their perspective.
What are alternative suggestions, to lock him for 2 yrs in a jail?
Obviously they value at first a kind of restitution, that giving a circumstances, can technically include only apologizes and monetary compensation. What are other suggestions about Restitution part of the crime? Yes, it is enough money for the family incl.a victim to indulge in a bit better quality of life, it is OK.
Restitution is a most important part for crime victims. In some case just saying sorry is paramount, obviously not in this case.
Jailing as a punishment is more important from the society perspective as do not address directly need for a Restitution, and evaluation of this part in terms of importance for a victim may vary.
Moreover a goal of incarceration is re-educate an offender, not just physically lock him off the street, and it is a common knowledge that the Kingdom absolutely failing in this part, no real programs etc.about it.
Posted by
Sue
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November 5, 2014 14:10
@Barry ... yes that's about the size of it but what do you expect from a society where money means everything?
Posted by
Graham
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November 5, 2014 18:27
Sam, obviouisly the same one which "Sam Wilko" uses to scribble his copyrights like for the one family-oriented hotel:
"Marriages and seminal events are covered, along with our regular articles such as ???Fruit of the Month??? which has, by the way, absolutely nothing to do whatsoever with the sexual orientation of certain members of staff. It's all happening here and we love you to be part of it."
Posted by
Sue
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November 5, 2014 19:15
Sue:
Che-che niha!
You may write your comments in Chinese and we all use our own dictionaries?
Posted by
Sam
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November 6, 2014 10:39
Sam,Unfortunately we all have to read "Sam Wilko" sick copyrights on various sites compiled in Stupidish, as he's scribbling stupidities about things like fine food about which he as junk food eater has no idea.
He should better play his fleute, dance and sing on the scene (what about proper wiring permit? - just asking) as it exhausts his gifts and abilities to the very maximum, so when in parterre he obviously should be firmly silent with mouth zipped; as otherwise it is like with many performance artists when they open their mouth then there is seen just untilintelligible anatomically misplaced brown-colored cloak.
He obviously took too many illegal drugs or didn't sleep enough and well after BangLa drinking party when righting copyrights like cited above for the family oriented hotel located in Cape Panwa.
Posted by
Sue
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November 6, 2014 13:07
Sue,
"just untilintelligible anatomically misplaced brown-colored cloak."
I tried to buy one of these the other day but the shop assistant could not understand what I wanted. In any case, aren't these now banned from sale or was that just the red and yellow ones?
Posted by
Manowar
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November 6, 2014 14:29
I'm sorry to write this on such a serious subject, but suffice to say that I agree 100% with Mister Ree and castigate Sue for her off topic unintelligible comments, which only a complete moron could have the nerve to write.
@Sue:
I see you didn't heed good advice. Apple iOS is supposed to make your device and yourself more capable according to advertising, but with you it doesn't work. In another column do I understand you only use spellchecker for official business? Aren't your writings to the Kremlin in Russian? Use it here and many more people would understand that better than your English ??? it's deplorable. My 11 year old Thai niece can do much better.
Posted by
Pete
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November 6, 2014 14:38
Ok, Pete, those comments that I may direct to you, as a matter of exception, I will spellcheck and proof-read manually, if a product of automatic spellchecking tools appears to be so grossly offensive.
Posted by
Sue
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November 6, 2014 23:41
Sue:
You see, that's what i am talking about. You keep playing with that Chinese gadget of yours and that pulls you off the course!
These low quality Chinese gadgets are made by recycle garbage and therefore not always reliable.
You may type in Chinese and we will try to translate it from our sides.
Posted by
Sam
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November 7, 2014 17:16
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So an alleged child rapist has been allowed to roam free from August to October whilst the girl's dad held out for a nice pay off?
Posted by Barry on November 5, 2014 11:23