Huwebes, Mayo 2, 2013

Canadian faces child prostitution charges in Cambodia


A Canadian man reportedly from Vancouver faces child prostitution charges in Cambodia after he was arrested last weekend at a hotel in Siem Reap, where he was allegedly found with a 14-year-old girl as well as pornography and erectile enhancement pills.
Police received a tip and on Friday raided the room of Vijai Indra Kumar at the Hilton Angkor resort in Siem Reap, the Phnom Penh Post reports.
Police told the newspaper the 14-year-old girl was cowering naked in the bathroom.
"We found many obscene discs and medicine to make someone strong during sex," said Chea Heng, deputy chief of the provincial anti-human trafficking and children protection office.
Kumar appeared in court on Saturday.
On a previous visit to Siem Reap, Kumar was picked up by police but not charged after what police believed was suspicious contact with a young bookseller, Heng said.
Kumar has been charged with preliminary child prostitution charges, the provincial deputy prosecutor told the Post.
Kumar's wife of 47 years, Shanti, told the CBC she was shocked by the charges. She told the broadcaster her husband travels to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos on solo trips every year.