Orphanage Head Convicted of Child Sex Abuse
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday sentenced Hang Vibol, the former director of anti-pedophile NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), to three years in prison for abusing 11 victims under his care at the Phnom Penh orphanage he founded in 1999. In the courtroom Wednesday afternoon, Presiding Judge Kim Rathnarin announced that Mr. Vibol […]
Former APLE director gets 3 years for abuse
Former orphanage director and one-time head of child protection NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) Hang Vibol was yesterday convicted of sexually abusing six children living under his care and sentenced to three years in prison, according to a Phnom Penh Municipal Court official. Presiding judge Kim Rathnarin found Vibol, the former director of Our […]
Cambodia orphanage director jailed for abusing children
Hang Vibol, 46, the director of Our Home orphanage in Phnom Penh, has been in custody since his arrest last year on charges of abusing 11 children. PHNOM PENH: A court on Wednesday (Feb 10) jailed a Cambodian orphanage director who once crusaded against child abuse for three years for committing "indecent acts" against children […]
No warrant yet for pedo thought to be in country
Siem Reap police say they are waiting on an arrest warrant from the National Police before taking steps to locate and apprehend convicted Dutch pedophile Pieter Ceulen, who Siem Reap residents placed in town 11 days ago, the very day he was sentenced in Belgium. The apparent inaction comes amid unconfirmed claims by an attorney […]
APLE Cambodia Looks Forward As a Winner of Stars Impact Award 2015
"It was a wonderful week and I felt privileged to have interactions with a lot of people who do care and inspire. I found the capacity building meeting to be a worthwhile experience to learn of so many best practices of the other awards winners and I’m convinced most of these can be replicated in […]
APLE Cambodia Looks Forward As a Winner of Stars Impact Award 2015
Executive Director’s Impression of the Awards Week It was a wonderful week and I felt privileged to have interactions with a lot of people who do care and inspire. I found the capacity building meeting to be a worthwhile experience to learn of so many best practices of the other awards winners and I’m convinced […]
Institution-based sex crimes raise concerns
Institution-based sex crimes against children and the threat of online pedophiles are a “growing concern” in Cambodia, child protection organisation APLE said in its annual report yesterday. “Over the past few years, we have observed more institution-based abuse in orphanages and schools,” said Seila Samleang, the executive director of APLE Cambodia. Religious institutions have also […]
Dutch Pedophile Placed on Interpol Wanted List
by Taylor O'Connell | January 30, 2016 Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Dutch pedophile Pieter Ceulen, who went missing around the time he was sentenced to 19 years in prison in Belgium last week for sexually abusing and making pornography with young Cambodian children, including his own adopted daughters. And while a Belgian […]
Alleged Child Rapist Out On Bail Less Than a Year After Arrest
In March 2015, Swiss expatriate Pirmin Ramel was arrested in Siem Reap and charged with allegedly having sex with three boys, aged seven, eight, and nine years old. Now, 10 months later although Mr. Ramel’s verdict is still pending, he has been released on bail indefinitely while the investigation into his case continues. Mr. Ramel, […]
Belgian Pedophile Who Abused Cambodian Children Missing
by Taylor O'Connell and Buth Kimsay | January 23, 2016 A man convicted in Belgium of making child pornography, including some with his adopted Cambodian children, is missing after being sentenced to 19 years in prison this week, according to anti-pedophile NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) and a Belgian news outlet. Pieter Ceulen, 60, […]