December 2, 2004
Action urged over Thai camphone sex pests
Teenage female students in Bangkok are calling for harsher penalties against men who use mobile phones to take pictures underneath their skirts. Some of them even post the photos on pornographic websites, reports BBC News.
Under Thai law, such offences are petty crimes which carry a fine of $25 and in exceptional circumstances a one month prison sentence. But such pictures can fetch many times that amount if sold to pornographic sites.
Police are trying to combat the problem but taking action against offenders can sometimes be difficult.
"Such people usually loiter around crowded public places such as overpasses or bus queues where it is difficult to prove what they are doing," said Waris Sonkaew from Thonglor Police station in Bangkok.
"We accept that people who carry out these crimes should be more heavily punished," he said. "But it is difficult to file charges because it is hard to prove the pictures have been distributed and because in most cases the offender has not physically touched the victim."
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