Korean Pastor Held Over Child Prostitution
A South Korean missionary was arrested and charged yesterday by the Siem Reap Provincial Court for allegedly having sex with eight poor Cambodian girls who lived at his church in Siem Reap City, according to provincial police. He was identified as 62-year-old Chung Park, the head of a Christian church in Chung Kaosu village in […]
Siem Reap Pastor Arrested Over Multiple Sex Abuse Claims
Police in Siem Reap City have arrested a South Korean pastor accused of sexually abusing eight girls on multiple occasions over the past several years and buying them and their families off with gifts of rice, cash and motorbikes. Park Youl, 62, was arrested on Wednesday morning after being called in for questioning based on […]
Pastor in Siem Reap arrested over child sex abuse
A South Korean national who was the pastor of two churches in Siem Reap town was arrested yesterday after police received a tip-off that he had allegedly been sexually abusing children for “many years”, authorities said. According to Duong Thavery, provincial chief of anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection police, suspect Park Youl had been living […]
APLE’s Received Tip-off Leads To An Arrest Of A Korean National
Siem Reap – On 20 October 2016, a total of nine victims are rescued from sexual abuse be exploitation after one of them came forward to disclose abuse to Siem Reap Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Unit via APLE social work team. The disclosure of all victims confirmed that they had been sexually abused by […]
Appeal Court’s Decision Upholds the Verdict Against a Canadian
Phnom Penh – On 5 October 2016, the Appeal Court pronounced a verdict against a 72-year-old Canadian national, Pierre Deslauriers, by upholding the Siem Reap Provincial Court’s decision in which he was sentenced to 7 years in jail, ordered to pay 10 million Riel to four civil plaintiffs, ordered his deportation and banned from entering […]
Expert Roundtable Meeting On “Tackling Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Towards a Safer Internet Environment,” Phnom Penh, 14 September 2016
Phnom Penh – On 14 September 2016, APLE Cambodia in collaboration with INHOPE Foundation organized an Expert Roundtable Meeting on Tackling Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Towards a Safer Internet Environment, bringing together 60 national and international participants. Our main objectives were to better understand the problem of online child sexual exploitation and abuse […]
Message from Executive Director
To celebrate the winning of Stars Impact Award 2015, Mr Samleang Seila said that "I am delighted to win this award, but I'm more delighted to recognise that it is all our staff, regardless of what job they hold, who truly win this award. None would be possible without their heartfelt passion, dedication and hard […]
Cambodia Marks ‘National Anti-Human Trafficking Day’
PHNOM PENH – On 12 December 2015 at Koh Pich Theater, some 4,000 participants celebrated the National Anti-Human Trafficking Day to mark their efforts to combat human trafficking in Cambodia. The event was organized by the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT), in collaboration with other development partners and organizations. The Cambodian Prime Minister presided […]
Cambodian Charity Wins International Award for Outstanding Work
Local Cambodian charity Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), which rescues and rehabilitates victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, is to receive a 2015 Stars Impact Award. The sexual exploitation of children is a serious issue facing Cambodia. Studies show that 6.1 percent of Cambodian children have reported being forced to have sex at least […]
US Pedophile, 81, Jailed for Siem Reap Abuses
BY BEN WOODS | OCTOBER 1, 2015 A U.S. federal court on Tuesday sentenced an 81-year-old American serial pedophile to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing two Cambodian boys at his house in Siem Reap City more than six years ago, according to a child protection group. In a statement released Wednesday, Hagar International said the Los […]