PUBLISHED : 1 Feb 2024 at 05:33
A 50-year-old police captain in Yasothon has reportedly admitted to raping a 17-year-old girl and has been suspended from duty.
Pol Capt Kampanat Pimphu, who is attached to the Pa Tio police station, was arrested after the victim filed a complaint alleging he raped her near the station when she was unable to pay a fine for riding a motorcycle without a licence.
An investigation was launched after the case was revealed by the Sai Mai Tong Rod (Sai Mai District Must Survive) Facebook page.
The Facebook page posted a message claiming a student had been raped by an officer near the station. The claim sparked calls for a probe, with Ekapop Luengprasert, founder of Sai Mai Tong Rod, asking deputy police…
