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American man wanted in US child sex case arrested in Chiang Mai temple
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An American man wanted in the US for child sex abuse was arrested yesterday, September 10, during a meditation retreat at a temple in Chiang Mai .
Key facts
- An American man wanted in the US for child sex abuse was arrested yesterday, September 10, during a meditation retreat at a temple in Chiang Mai .
- The FBI’s Legal Attaché office at the US Embassy in Bangkok requested cooperation from Thailand’s Immigration Bureau on September 8 to locate the wanted American man, identified only as Joshua, and deport him to the US for further legal
- In 2024, an American man was arrested in Phuket over an allegation that he sexually assaulted a three year old girl
- According to the report on Channel 3, he and another accomplice sexually assaulted several girls aged under 16 before fleeing the US to avoid arrest.
Summary
The FBI’s Legal Attaché office at the US Embassy in Bangkok requested cooperation from Thailand’s Immigration Bureau on September 8 to locate the wanted American man, identified only as Joshua, and deport him to the US for further legal proceedings.
Joshua was under an arrest warrant issued by a state court in New Hampshire. According to the report on Channel 3, he and another accomplice sexually assaulted several girls aged under 16 before fleeing the US to avoid arrest.