PHUKET: A receptionist at a four-star resort on Phuket who admitted to raping a guest last week is in jail and has not requested bail, officials at Phuket Prison confirmed today.
Sakchai Tongsidam, aged 19, and a married father of two young children, at first repeatedly denied his guilt when interviewed by Phuket police.
But when asked a series of questions by a judge at Phuket Provincial Court on Friday, Khun Sakchai admitted raping the guest, a 20-year-old tourist from Germany.
False reports that the man has not confessed have confused and mystified the victim, her family in Germany, and her friends on Phuket.
In Phuket Provincial Court on Friday, the following conversation ensued between the judge and Khun Sakchai:
Judge: Did you do this, as the victim said?
Khun Sakchai (tearfully): Yes.
Judge: So you had sex with her?
Khun Sakchai: It wasn't quite like full sex. It was only for five minutes.
Judge: Did she agree with you to have sex?
Khun Sakchai: No
Judge: Do you need any help? Do you have a lawyer?
Khun Sakchai No
The admission by Khun Sakchai almost certainly ensures his conviction. He has not applied for bail and will appear before a judge every 12 days until a trial date is set.
A family friend of the victim said today that she was recovering, but slowly.
Her intention is to fly home to Germany, rather than head on to Australia as she originally planned. Her Irish travelling companion is also heading home.
Sakchai Tongsidam, aged 19, and a married father of two young children, at first repeatedly denied his guilt when interviewed by Phuket police.
But when asked a series of questions by a judge at Phuket Provincial Court on Friday, Khun Sakchai admitted raping the guest, a 20-year-old tourist from Germany.
False reports that the man has not confessed have confused and mystified the victim, her family in Germany, and her friends on Phuket.
In Phuket Provincial Court on Friday, the following conversation ensued between the judge and Khun Sakchai:
Judge: Did you do this, as the victim said?
Khun Sakchai (tearfully): Yes.
Judge: So you had sex with her?
Khun Sakchai: It wasn't quite like full sex. It was only for five minutes.
Judge: Did she agree with you to have sex?
Khun Sakchai: No
Judge: Do you need any help? Do you have a lawyer?
Khun Sakchai No
The admission by Khun Sakchai almost certainly ensures his conviction. He has not applied for bail and will appear before a judge every 12 days until a trial date is set.
A family friend of the victim said today that she was recovering, but slowly.
Her intention is to fly home to Germany, rather than head on to Australia as she originally planned. Her Irish travelling companion is also heading home.
I wish we could know more details- essentially, was she bruised in any way, or was she passed out - as honestly it sounds like he is admitting to something other than something that he considers wrong.
Treating genital assault details of a crime as hush-hush really does nothing to help victims and is more about not confronting the male attitudes that foster "rape."
Posted by Media Watcher on May 21, 2012 18:38
Editor Comment:
Your attitude seems to change every time, Media Watcher. Sorry, we've said all we are going to say.