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 […]
Khmer Times: NGOs Want Child Molesters Deported
Sunday, 12 July 2015; News by Khmer Times/Igor Kossov and Srey Kumneth PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Convicted child molesters can put victims’ families in danger if they are not served with harsher sentences and mandatory deportation, say child protection groups. Seventeen NGOs have blasted the release of Philippe Broaly, the former French judge and […]
Loophole Thwarts Efforts to Combat Child Sex
By Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom | July 1, 2015 When an anti-human trafficking group recently reported a 73 percent drop in the sale of children for sex, another referenced its list of 15 establishments offering minors to predators as evidence to the contrary. That was three weeks ago. And according to the latter group, […]
APLE Applauds the Appeal Court’s Verdict for Child Rapist
Phnom Penh – Yesterday, Ros Chea, a child rapist who was arrested in 2012 after raping a 10-year old girl, heard the Appeal Court uphold the earlier sentence of the Municipal Court. Ros Chea had been sentenced to ten years imprisonment and was ordered to pay 12 million riel compensation to a civil plaintiff. Ros […]
Woman Arrested for Pimping Teenage Girls to Foreigners, Locals
By Aun Pheap and Chris Mueller | June 24, 2015 A woman was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district on Monday for allegedly pimping out at least seven underage girls to Cambodian and foreign men, police and an NGO said Tuesday. Police from the municipal anti-human trafficking bureau apprehended Sok Him, 37, as she […]
Former Child Victim Informs NGO about Sexual Exploitation of Young Females
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – A former child victim’s brave report to child protection organization APLE about alleged sexual exploitation of minors and adults led to a successful police operation on Monday. The suspect, a 37- year-old female called H.S. was arrested by AHTJP police when she tried to bring two young females, aged 17 and […]
Mothers’ Complaints Lead to Arrest of Mexican and German
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – A rapid response from the Chbar Ampov district police and AHTJP police resulted in the arrest of a 56-year-old German national on Tuesday. After an initial complaint filed by the mother of a victim aged 9, police investigation, with the assistance of child protection organization APLE Cambodia, revealed five more victims. […]
Non-Deportation and Lenient Sentence for Child Sex Offender Causes Outrage
Phnom Penh – The impending release of child sex offender and NGO director Philippe Broaly has caused outrage among seventeen child protection NGOs. Last month, Broaly, a French national, was convicted for sexual crimes against five boys over an extended period. However, he was only sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, 5.5 months of which were […]
Australian Primary School Teacher Convicted for Child Sex Offenses
Phnom Penh, a 52-year-old Australian primary school teacher, George Moussallie, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for sexually abusing 6 underage boys, aged 3 to 13 years old. The court also ordered George Moussallie to pay 10 million riel compensation to 2 plaintiffs, a 5 million riel fine, and ordered his deportation upon the completion […]