Boys Rescued, British Teacher Charged for Child Sex Crime in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – November 29, 2018 Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged a 57-year-old British citizen with Article 43 of the Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, related to Indecent Act involving four boys aged between 9 and 14 years.  On November 25, the Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department arrested the […]

Korean Child Sex Offender Reduced to 12 Years Sentence

Phnom Penh – On 27 August 2018, Appeal Court pronounced a verdict finding a 63-year-old Korean man Mr. Park Youl guilty of “purchase of child prostitution” while another offence “sexual intercourse with minors under fifteen years” was dropped. Park was reduced the sentence from 14 years to 12 years imprisonment and ordered to pay a […]

Convicted American Child Sex Offender Sentenced to 3 Year Imprisonment in Battambang

On 28th of May, Battambang provincial court pronounced a verdict finding American convicted child sex offender Robert James Boehnlein, 66, guilty of Aggravating Circumstance of Indecent Assault of Criminal Code and sentenced him to 3-year imprisonment, the offence he committed against a five-year-old girl who was a daughter of his girlfriend.  The court gave him […]

22 Boys Rescued from Sexual Exploitation; Abuser Sentenced to 5 Year Imprisonment

Siem Reap: On 25th of April, 2018, the Siem Reap provincial court pronounced a verdict finding Dutchman Sarot Evrard Nicolas, aged 54, guilty of producing child pornography under the Article 41 of the Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, and sentenced him to 5 years of imprisonment. The court also ordered him […]

School Teacher Sentenced to 2 Year Imprisonment in Child Abuse Case

Phnom Penh: On 20th of March, Phnom Penh Municipal Court pronounced a verdict finding British national Mark Andrew Smith, 40, from Great Yarmouth, the United Kingdom, guilty and sentencing him to 2 year imprisonment with suspension in full for committing indecent assault with aggravating circumstances by Article 246 and Article 248 of the Criminal Code […]

11 Underage Boys Disclosed Sexual Abuse; Two British Charged

Siem Reap: On 23 February 2018, Siem Reap provincial court charged two British nationals aged 63, and 69 years, with Indecent Acts Against Minors under Fifteen Years of age, under the Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation. Both men were remanded in pretrial detention to await further investigation. The Siem Reap Anti Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Police arrested the British […]

American and Cambodian Men Sentenced in Child Sexual Abuse Case

Siem Reap: On 17 January 2018, Siem Reap provincial court pronounced a verdict against a 79-year-old American child sex offender John Paul Zollbrecht and his Cambodian accomplice, Nheb Sophorn, 23, finding them guilty for the act of sexual intercourse with minor under 15 years by Article 42 of Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and […]

14-year-old girl rescued; Czech man brought behind bar

Siem Reap: On 31 October 2017, Siem Reap provincial court charged the Czech man, 46, of having sexual intercourse with a minor under fifteen years based on Article 42 of the Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation. This offence carries a sentence of between 5 to 10 years. The man has been […]