On Monday evening police from the Women and Child Rights Protection Center unit based at Banglamung station, acting on an warrant issued on 6 March, arrested a 36-year-old Thai male in Laem Chabang and charged him with raping an 11-year-old Thai female.
The arrest warrant was issued after the mother of the 11-year-old girl made a formal complaint at the police station. The man is the stepfather of the girl but he denied the charges laid against him. He will appear in court in coming days to defend the accusation.