Thai child model agent arrested after Australian tip-off
11:54am Feb 18, 2021
A Thai man has been arrested after allegedly using his child modelling agency as a front to abuse children.
The owner of a children s modelling agency has been arrested in Thailand after a tip-off from Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police investigating a global child exploitation ring.
The 28-year-old Thai man has been charged with a range of offences, including sexually assaulting children aged under 13 and taking away children aged under 15 for indecent purposes.
Thai authorities allege he was using the modelling agency as a front to access and abuse children, then record and distribute footage and images of the horrific crimes, Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police said in a statement.
This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police
An alleged child sex offender has been arrested in Thailand after the children’s modelling agency he owns was linked to a global child exploitation ring investigated by the South Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (SA JACET).
The Thai Department of Special Investigations has charged the 28-year-old Thai national with a range of offences, including sexually assaulting children aged under 13 and taking away children aged under 15 for indecent purposes.
Thai authorities allege he was using the modelling agency as a ‘front’ to access and abuse children, then record and distribute footage and images of the horrific crimes.