Police

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22 Jul The Phuket Express

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Phuket Authorities in Phuket are intensifying their investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy by a 55-year-old Swiss national at Patong Beach earlier this month. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday (July 21st), Pavena Hongsakul, president of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, accompanied the victim’s mother to meet with Provincial Police […] Swiss Man Arrested in Phuket for Alleged Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old Boy -=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=- The Phuket Express - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.

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