Wanted Cambodian sex offender arrested in Thailand

A man who fled to Thailand after allegedly committing sex crimes in Cambodia was arrested in Chanthaburi province yesterday.

Chanthaburi Immigration officers arrested 23 year old Samnang I-eng of Cambodian nationality under an arrest warrant issued by Chon Buri Provincial Court on November 24, 2020, after he allegedly fled an arrest warrant in his home country.

Samnang is accused of, “taking a minor aged over 15 years old but less than 18 years old away from their parents, taking away a minor aged over 15 years old but less than 18 years old away for indecent acts or rape, and committing indecent acts against a person over 15 years old,” reports KhaoSod.

Investigating officers at Sri Racha Police Station later learned that Samnang filed a request for employment under the government’s scheme for foreign workers of four nationalities (Cambodia, Laos,…