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 […]

Inspiring Child Protection Action through Building Knowledge and Skill of the Frontline

Phnom Penh – This week, APLE will conduct two trainings for informants and university students in Phnom Penh and Sihanouk province. The trainings will focus on “Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Grooming Technique, and How to Report the Incidents to Relevant Authorities.” Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) is a child protection non-governmental organization operating in […]

APLE’s Achievement Highlight for July 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. Partnering closely with the Cambodian National Police, APLE assists in the rescue of victims of child sexual exploitation. […]

Sunday Mirror: Runaway paedophile teacher deported back to Britain after abusing three young brothers in Cambodia

Richard Fruin, 38, was flown to Kuala Lumpar and then transferred onto a Malaysian Airline’s flight to London paid for by the taxpayer after detectives travelled to Cambodia to quiz him. A convicted paedophile who sexually abused three young brothers in Cambodia has been deported back to Britain and gone straight to jail. Richard Fruin, […]

INSEASIA: British Paedophile deported from Cambodia

Aug 4, 2015 by ngaphamvietnam: Robert Fruin, 38, former English teacher in Cambodia has been deported after serving 2 years in Cambodia. The Cambodian authorities deported Fruin after serving 2 years and had asked he completes the rest of his sentence in Cambodia. Robert Fruin was a former teacher at the Universal English school in […]

THE CD: Pedophile Molodyakov Guilty in Russia

Russian serial pedophile Stanislav Molodyakov—who preyed on Cambodian street children for years before he was deported to his home country in 2012—has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping dozens of schoolgirls, according to Russian media. More details: https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/notorious-pedophile-molodyakov-guilty-in-russia-90577/

Release of Child Sex Offender Causes Deep Frustration

Phnom Penh – Philippe Broaly, a convicted child sex offender and NGO director, left Cambodia for France immediately after he had been released on 2 July 2015 despite an ongoing appeal in which several points in his case were under review. The release of Broaly has caused deep frustration among child protection NGOs in Cambodia […]