

Thailand has a longstanding history of sexual abuse of minors committed by foreign workers and tourists. The offense carries a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a fine of 10,000 baht ($280).

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The Thai criminal code sets the age of consent at 15 - but it is a criminal offense to “take away” someone who is over 15 but under 18 and conduct “indecent acts” outside of marriage, including when the person gives consent. She added that she was upset to learn that Rockwell had been granted bail. "I was so shocked and it gave me a big punch in the chest. I was filled with sorrow and anger when I found out what he did to my daughter," the mother said. Police have not confirmed this to NBC News. The police told the family that Rockwell had photographed and filmed the couple's weekly sexual encounters without the girl's knowledge, she said. "The police could not find him still on Friday so they asked if my daughter can lure him out for a meeting and we did that together with police presence while she texted him. And that’s how he was arrested on Saturday," the mother said. 30 the hospital confirmed she had STIs and the next day the police took the family's statement and issued a warrant for Rockwell's arrest, the mother said. She was taken to a hospital and to the police station to file a report. 25 the girl suffered bleeding and pain and three days later she confessed the relationship to her, the mother said. NBC News is withholding the mother's name to protect the identity of the girl.Īt first the pair had protected sex, but after Rockwell presented medical documents showing that he had a clean sexual health they had sex without protection, the mother said in an interview.
