What is the legal age of consent in Thailand?

[rxpharm]

So, if you go to Pratunam and meet a 15 year old LB or GG. She agrees to have sex. No payment is involved. Then you're within the legality of the Thai criminal code? I am wondering, when you take a LB or GG out of a bar or meet her on the street, take her back to your place, have sex and pay her after, how can the police prove you paid for sex unless she turns you into the police? Do they have undercover police working as prostitutes as they sometimes do in the west? I'm sure that nobody really worries much about getting caught in Thailand. However, it's always good to be cautious.

There are cases where "customers" are stung, they have an encounter with an underage person - and then are either blackmailed, or corrupt police come in for the shakedown. This happens in other countries besides Thailand - so it is best to be cautious if you are not sure of the age of the person you are interested in.

[George Pill]

Reminds me of Lonely Planet Thailand reading a few years ago. In Chiang Man the tuktuk driver asks if you like pot. You say yes. The driver squeals to the cops and then it's a long stay at Changi Prison. Never trust a Thai or even a Flip. Stay away from drugs and children. Don't even tip beggars.

[asiants.com]

Reminds me of Lonely Planet Thailand reading a few years ago. In Chiang Man the tuktuk driver asks if you like pot. You say yes. The driver squeals to the cops ....

This routine is common place in Mexico. You buy pot, the cops get you and the dealer gets his pot back.

[George Pill]

http://www.thailawforum.com/blog/piz...southeast-asia

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Pizzagate and the Western Pedophiles Lurking in Southeast Asia

by ADMIN on DECEMBER 9, 2016

What we should take from the alleged story taking over the internet



There has been a major shift in attention from the U.S election and all the controversies that it brought with it to something inherently more disturbing- the discovery of what could perhaps be the most prolific child sex abuse scandal among the Democratic Party leaders.

The Pizzagate theory has taken the internet by storm and has left behind a trail of unanswered questions and searing coincidences. The alleged claims of child sexual abuse and other depravities that the upper echelon of politics are said to have taken part in has resulted in an undeclared war between conspiracy theorists and the major media websites along with those that claim pizzagate is an attempt by right wing fanatics to destabilize the Democratic Party.

Although it can neither be confirmed nor denied, pizzagate has inadvertently shone a light on a topic of conversation that needs to be had and a growing unhealthy situation that needs to be dealt with.

Rumors of child sexual abuse among high standing members of society have not only rocked the U.S. but also the U.K. In 2014, 1400 suspects, among whom were British celebrities, members of parliament and institutions were being investigated by the police for suspected involvement in a major child sex abuse investigation. Going back as far as 1984, reports show that a large pedophile network consisting of top politicians surfaced but went unchecked with judges, law enforcement and even M15 agents blocking investigations.

If, in countries that are said to be the most developed in the world with top notch security and law enforcement, instances of child sex abuse go unchecked and pedophiles can roam free and hold positions of power, what then goes on in poorer and developing countries?

Pedophilia is rampant in Southeast Asian countries. The booming tourism industry has opened a gateway for pedophiles to roam lesser developed nations such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Child sex trade remains mostly unregulated in rural areas which have become a hub for pedophiles and sex offenders.

More often than not, registered sex offenders from western countries travel to Southeast Asia and prey on children hailing from poor backgrounds with little or no education. A study conducted by an Australian government funded initiative called Project Childhood on child sex abuse in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia found that both adults and children in these countries €œhad limited understanding of child abuse and child rights.€ They €œunderstood child sexual abuse simply as the penetrative rape of girls.€

The report also stated that €œmany adults and children appeared to lack a sufficient understanding of child sexual abuse and practical ways to identify, prevent or respond to it.€

Hence these individuals become high risk targets for traveling pedophiles. With the number of tourists that shuffle to and from Southeast Asia, it is unsurprising that a small percentage of those tourists are child sex offenders.

One such offender was Bryan Wright, a U.S citizen from Rhode Island who reportedly fled to Thailand in 1995 after being suspected of sexually assaulting a minor in his hometown. He set up an Immigration Law firm in Pattaya and claimed to have gotten fiancée visas set up for high ranking U.S military men, police and lawyers. In 2014, he was found guilty of raping a 12 year girl in Thailand. He posted bail at ฿400,000 and law enforcement has not been able to track him down.

Perhaps a more shocking example is one revolving around former musician Gary Glitter who had been arrested in London for possession of child pornography and was charged with having sex with an underage girl. However, since the police had insufficient evidence he was never taken to court. After having served four months in jail, the disgraced rocker set his sights on Southeast Asia. He settled in Cambodia but after new allegations of child abuse he found his way to Vietnam. Glitter was eventually charged with the rape of two girls, aged 10 and 11 at Ho Chi Minh and sentenced to a mere 3 years in jail.

What seems to be the common theme in both stories is the attraction of Southeast Asia for sex offenders and pedophiles. Has Southeast Asia become a haven for these individuals?

Richard Huckle, a 30 year old British man who posed as an English teacher in a poor Malaysian community was recently handed 22 life sentences in a London court after he pleaded guilty to 71 child abuse offenses in Southeast Asia. He is believed to have raped up to 200 young victims in Malaysia and Cambodia, the youngest of whom was only 6 months old. He recorded his behavior online and wrote a guide for other pedophiles called €œPedophiles & Poverty: Child Lover Guide€. According to a report, Huckle claimed that the poor people trusted him because he was a white Englishman.

The number of western men arrested in Southeast Asia for child sexual abuse has become too many to count. The children that each of them exploited are in numbers that should not be allowed to exist.

However, the fact is that child exploitation does happen and much like the exposed U.K pedophile ring or the alleged Pizzagate pedophile network in the U.S, child sex abuse is profound and it portrays a sad reality of life: the rich and powerful preying on the weak and poor and oftentimes getting away with it. This reality needs to change.

Tagged as: child sex abuse, network, pedophile, pizzagate, Southeast Asia

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Be forewarned. I have now come to believe there are lots of scams where children have been trained to beg from tourists, hug them and smile, touch their pants, get clingy. You think no one is watching, but it's the kids who will squeal if you think you are just helping them get food money while taking advantage of their hunger. The poverty-stricken parents need money and will take the child to the cops and then the corrupt cops and lawyers will do the rest. What I do is hate children. I tell them scram like I do watch peddlers and beggars. I'm not trying to be mean. Just careful. You should do, too. I'll say it again. Take PHOTOS of their ID's. I am starting to ask for ID's in bars just to be sure they're legal age. Helps also to find the younger ones at 20 yo. Hard to tell that they're over 30 because of their clever makeup, sexy dress, and youthfulness at any age. They're have small body frames and plastic surgery. Having no boobs makes them look like high school kids. So have fun in Thailand don't get stupid thinking you can fulfill every fantasy or get away with unenforced laws by corrupt cops. They are watching you and all of us who obey laws.

[Aaron S. Young]

The age of consent is still reserved for locals who live in Thailand. Since so many parts of the law, it may be up to the discretion of the judge or police at the situation.
The things that happen in a rural village may not be acceptable in Bangkok. It appears to be okay to marry 13 years old but this may not be the case across the country.

[Arryan]

15 years is the consent age in Thailand, after that he or engaged with her partner legally.

[George Pill]

After you marry a Thai underage at 15 you can legally take her back to the USA. Customs or FBI cannot stop both of you. They'll probably shake you down in frustration but will have to let you go. Fuck them.

[Rockheart]

After you marry a Thai underage at 15 you can legally take her back to the USA. Customs or FBI cannot stop both of you. They'll probably shake you down in frustration but will have to let you go. Fuck them.

No 17 is the youngest age you can marry in Thailand. 15 is the age of consent but if you are over 18 then basically the age of consent is 18.

In the USA the legal age to marry is 18 or more. There is some cases that younger marry with parental consent but this would not apply here.

You cannot marry a 15 year old Thai, nor bring them back to the USA, or even have sex with them.

How to Get Married Legally in Thailand:

STEP 1: FULFILL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Requirements:

• Either of them should not be less than 17 years of age or should be in marriageable age in accordance to the law enforced from your home country. The Court may, in case of having appropriate reason, allow them to marry before attaining such age.

https://www.thaiembassy.com/family/m...g%20such%20age.

15 is the age of consent in Thailand but only those 15-17 can legally have sex with them.

"Thailand statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual intercourse with a person under age 15. However, sex with a minor under age 18 is a compoundable offense, regardless of consent."

https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/thailand

"The marriage age in the United States is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. An individual can marry in the United States as of right, without parental consent or other authorization, on reaching 18 years of age (and used to be 21 years of age before 1971) as that is the age of majority, in all states except in Nebraska, where the general marriage age is 19 as that is the age of majority and Mississippi, where the general marriage age is 21 as that is the age of majority. In Alabama, however, the age of majority is 19, while the general marriage age is 18."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marria...majority%20and

[George Pill]

Thanx. Actually it can be hard for some to tell what a hooker's true age is. Thai ID's are easily forged into legal age. Thais look younger than their years like Filipinos. I've seen ID's taken when they have boy's haircuts and don't even look like the ladyboy next to me. Once I barfined 3 ladyboys individually from Warrior Women's Bar on Soi 7 (gone now), and they all were using the same ID. I wonder if my hotel knows who's underage but don't care if I get arrested. One thing I'm glad I did in the past was check the ages and photo every ID at the front desk. I think the Customs shitheads were disappointed I was too smart to prove I was a pedophile. Maybe some were underage. Again it is very hard to tell an Asian hooker's true age. Helps if you're not drunk.

[Rockheart]

It's a long way between barfining some ladyboys that may have fake ID, and bringing them back to your home country as your wife.