Month: September 2015

Sentence reduced for convicted pedophile

Fri, 18 September 2015 Kim Sarom Convicted Welsh pedophile Michael Glyn Jones had his sentence reduced from eight to five years yesterday during a hearing at the Court of Appeal. Jones was sentenced in April for the sexual abuse of four girls, purchasing youngsters for child prostitution and indecent acts against a minor. Judge Tith […]

Appeal Court Reduces Sentence for UK Pedophile

British national Michael Jones had his sentence reduced by three years yesterday by the Appeal Court, but the 55-year-old convicted of committing indecent acts against four girls between seven and 11 will still be deported once he gets out of prison, child protection NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) said.   The pedophile was sentenced […]

Imprisonment Reduction Worsening Child Survivor’s Ongoing Traumatisation

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Today, the Appeal Court’s Presiding Judge released a decision slashing British child sex abuser’s jail term from 8 to 5 years; the deportation order was upheld. In April 2015, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Michael Jones, 55, to 8 years in prison for purchasing child prostitution and committing indecent acts […]

APLE’s Note of Clarification on Mr. Fletcher’s Hearing

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – In response to the article posted in the Cambodia Daily on 15 September 2015 on page 6, entitled: “Convicted Rapist Insists Retrial Will Prove His Innocence,” APLE would like to clarify some critical points in the case of David Fletcher. Everyone has the right to a fair trial, no matter how […]

APLE Maintains Stance in Rape Case Involving British Convict

In response to the article “Convicted Rapist Insists Retrial Will Prove His Innocence”, APLE would like to clarify some critical points in the case of David Fletcher. More details: https://www.cambodiadaily.com/opinion/aple-maintains-stance-in-rape-case-involving-british-convict-94353/

APLE’s Achievement Highlight for August 2015

Phnom Penh – Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) is a child’s rights non-governmental organization operating in Cambodia since 2003 that works to reduce all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation through prevention, protection and promotion of prosecution. For August 2015, our office realized some key achievements as follows: Legal Support Program The legal department developed […]