The Thai internet has caught wind that a teacher from a high school in America who was charged with sexual misconduct with a student is Thai.
Gaining traction in local Thai news this week but reported by Western news outlets since Thursday, a Seattle high school teacher named Pawares “Mac” Pathompornvivat was arrested on Feb. 17 for having sex with a 16-year-old student.
“I guess it’s in our DNA,” Chawalit Khum wrote in response to the news.
The underage girl reportedly told authorities that she was in a consensual sexual relationship with her 32-year-old teacher since the beginning of this month.
Court documents show that the pair had sex more than five times in the last two weeks, including in his car. He also reportedly drove the student to a department store to buy sex toys including handcuffs.
It was also reported they sent over 3,000 text…
