Pattaya Police received a report from the Cambodian parent of a 5 year old girl that she had allegedly been sexually assaulted by another construction worker. As was the norm they she had left their daughter playing at a construction site where commercial buildings were being built next to The Hotel ISO on Pratamnak Road.
She had seen the girl on the third floor of the un-finished structure and also saw her walk off with a 17 year old Cambodian youth Mr. Putra She saw no problems with this - they were all Cambodians after all.
The next afternoon they were eating noodles and the girl was in a distressed state, shaking her head, refusing to eat and crying. It was then that she told her mother what had happened the previous day. Mum took a look and found the girl was badly swollen and decided to report the incident to the police.
The police immediately sent the girl for a medical examination where doctors confirmed that an assault had taken place.
They then went to speak to Mr. Putra he denied everything but police did not believe him and took him down to the police station where he subsequently confessed. Mr. Putra is in trouble with the Immigration Department as an illegal alien and of course much more serious charges of sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 15.
