A 36 year old woman from Kalasin Province was strolling along Walking Street in South Pattaya accompanied by her 11 year old daughter when she alleges that a foreigner came up to her and groped her breasts. She shouted out in indignation but the tourist just walked off. Her shouts were heard by other tourists on the street and also by police officers who were on patrol in the vicinity.
Police detained a rather sozzled former citizen of the Soviet Union a Russian national Mr. Ildar Valeshev. He thought it was funny - the police did not. They hauled him off to Pattaya Police Station and are looking to find CCTV images that may show what happened.
I have no sympathy with the Russian - he is totally out of order but why oh why is a women out in an area like Walking Street in the early hours of the morning with her 11 year old daughter in tow.
