According to Kampuchea Thmey
A French national appeared to the court for a 2nd questioning of paying for sex with minors.
Kandal
The French national Bernard Louris Francois Scudeller, also called Louis (according to my sources his correct name is Bernard Louis Francois Soudeller), male, 55 years old, owner of a tourist business who is in custody in the Provincial Prison of Kandal, was for a second time brought to the Provincial Court of Kandal by the prison guards in the morning of January 11 2016. He’s the suspect in a case of purchasing sex from minors which took place during 2013 and 2015 in Phum Kaoh Kael (កោះខែល), Khum Kaoh Kael (កោះខែល), Seaang District, Kandal Province.
It’s the second time that the French national appears to the Provincial Court related to warrant Nr.911, dated December 22 2015 and issued by an investigation judge. The suspect in charged with the purchase of child prostitution which took place during 2013 and 2015.
The suspect was arrested on June 17 2015 by the police belonging to the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection of the Ministry of Interior in collaboration with the Provincial Police and the District Police after complaints by the families of 3 children.
According to the investigation judge it’s the second questioning of the French suspect because he didn’t receive the correct answers yet. Furthermore the suspect is also very hot-tempered and refuses to answer to the questions; he’s very negative.
The suspect will be questioned a 3rd time to close the investigation.
From the 3 young male victims, one of them is suffering from an anal inflammation because the suspect forced him to have sex.
After the suspect start renting a house in Phum Kaoh Kael (កោះខែល), Khum Kaoh Kael (កោះខែល), Seaang District, Kandal Province he started talking sweet to 7/8 year old boys and invited them to sleep with him. He gave them candies/cookies or money; from 1000riel (0,25USD) to 10.000riel(2,5USD). Finally he asked them for anal sex. His activities started at the end of 2013 till mid-2015. It finished because the victims became sick; their health deteriorated. Some suffered penile ulcers, others an anal inflammation.
More and more complaints arised. Despite complaints of the 3 victims and everything what happened the suspect still denies. In addition every time the suspect appears to court for questioning the suspect seems to receive protection. Journalists can’t interview him or take pictures because they are obstructed by assistants from higher forces (ជាជំនួញការលោកនេះ លោកនោះ). These people threaten the journalists by saying that they aren’t lawyers and that they delay the procedures by doing this.
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