A 33 yr outdated trainer accused of the statutory rape of a schoolgirl in the northeastern province of Buriram will face an extra cost of allegedly threatening to kill her household if she advised anyone. Police initially pressed three counts in opposition to 33 12 months outdated Kittiphop Karnram, a bodily schooling teacher at a college in Nang Rong district: depriving a girl underneath 15 of parental care, indecent behaviour with a lady beneath thirteen, and raping a girl underneath 15. A 50 12 months previous former cleaner at the college advised police he was sacked four months ago because “he knew an excessive amount of about a teacher” who was an alleged sexual predator.
Class full examined the suspect’s quarters at the faculty grounds yesterday. They say the case shall be submitted to prosecutors by the end of the month. Investigators are nonetheless gathering proof and can later press a further charge of intimidation in opposition to the trainer.
The scandal was exposed when the parents of the 12 year previous filed a criticism with Nang Rong police, alleging Kittiphop lured their daughter into his quarters on June 24. The teacher also sent a chat message asking the lady to not forget to take birth control tablets. He later allegedly threatened to kill all her household if she told others what happened. The household ended up having to maneuver from Nang Rong to the neighbouring Prakhon Chai district after receiving threats from the person.
Kittiphop, aka Khru Boy, later allegedly admitted to sexually abusing the lady and was taken into custody. 2 fellow academics signed as guarantors and submitted a bail request to Nang Rong provincial court docket for his temporary launch on July 21.
This drew an offended response from the girl’s mother and father and native residents, who protested publicly towards the school’s director and the academics.
Bowing to the mounting anger, the 2 guarantors withdrew, and the suspect was returned to court custody..