60-Year-Old Arrested for Luring Disabled Teen to Hotel
A 60-year-old man was arrested in Samut Prakan for luring a 17-year-old disabled girl to a hotel in Bangkok and raping her after posing as someone who would teach her massage skills.
On August 8, 2025, police commanding officer Pol. Lt. Gen. Withaya Sripraseritphap ordered officers to apprehend Somkhit (surname withheld), 60, following arrest warrant 1011/2569 issued by the Bangkok South Criminal Court on August 3. He was arrested at a rented house in Samut Prakan province.
The case stems from July 31 when the 17-year-old victim, who has developmental and intellectual delays, was waiting outside a club in Bangkok's Bang Rak district for her mother to finish work. A tall man in black clothing and helmet approached on a gray motorcycle, asking where she was from and why she was alone. He then offered to take her for food and teach her Thai massage skills. The victim agreed to ride with him.
Instead, he took her to a hotel room, claiming he would teach her massage. He then removed both their clothing and attempted to assault her. Though she resisted, she could not overpower him and was raped. Afterward, he brought her back to the original location and threatened her not to tell her mother or anyone else, instructing her to say she had been at the mall. Her mother's coworker found her at the club and called her mother, who learned the full story and reported it to police.
During initial questioning, Somkhit confessed. He is being prosecuted for child abduction of a minor between 15 and 18 years old and rape with threats and force against a person unable to resist.
