The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) arrested a Thai football coach and his assistant for raping young boys. Their crimes were allegedly proven by several child pornographic pictures and videos in their possession.
Two Thai women contacted the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women after learning of the sexual assaults against their 10 year old sons from a teacher at a school in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The women revealed that the rapists were a 43 year old youth football coach named Somchai and his 64 year old assistant Somyot.
The mother explained that Somyot and Somchai set up the youth football team and asked permission to use a football field at the school. With an interest in the sport, the two boys applied to join the team. Some of the boys were asked to stay at the coach’s house to facilitate training, and the two boys were part…
