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Two Naked American Sisters Arrested in Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Two Naked American Tourist Sisters, Lindsey and Leslie Adams, Arrested in Siem Reap, Cambodia for taking nude photos at Angkor Wat Cambodia.

Siem Reap, Cambodia: 2 American sisters, Lindsey Adams and Leslie Adams, have been arrested for taking nude pictures at the Angkor Wat Temples Complex. They have been arrested but no charges have been filed yet. [UPDATE: LINDSEY ADAMS AND LESLIE ADAMS HAVE BEEN CHARGED AND DEPORTED TO THAILAND BY BUS]

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(More pictures of Lindsey and Leslie Adams below)

Apsara Authority has confirmed that that Lindsey Adams and her sister Leslie Adams were caught at Preah Khan temple taking pictures of each other with their pants down.

"They lowered their pants to their knees and took pictures of their buttocks," said Keat Bunthan, a senior heritage police official in northwestern Siem Reap province.

This is clearly very upsetting to many Cambodians and comes just weeks after a series of naked foreigners have been arrested while naked in Cambodia. This includes three foreigners riding around on their motorbikes naked, three french guys taking completely nude pictures from behind in the Angkor Complex, a Western couple having sex on a tuk-tuk, and even a Japanese girl releasing pictures of herself posing topless in the Angkor Wat Temple.

The temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia are holy places for Cambodians, so they are very offended when foreigners run around them naked like they are on Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico.

A spokeswoman for Apsara Authority, Ms Chau Sun Kerya, told AFP, "Perhaps they did not know Angkor is a holy site. But their inappropriate activities affect the sanctity of the place." She considers the American tourists actions to be very offensive because Angkor is considered to be sacred ground.

Lindsey Adams and Leslie Adams, the 2 tourists from America have already admitted they have made a mistake by taking nude pictures of each other.

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The Lindsey Kate Adams, 22 years old, and Leslie Adams, 20 years old, are both from Yuma, Arizona, but it seems Lindsey lives in Prescott, Arizona, where she just graduated university, and according to her Facebook is "retired" as of January 17, 2015. And Leslie Adams seems to be living in Tempe, Arizona and studying at Arizona State University.

They seem to be on a long holiday and have also done some previous traveling, at least to Europe.

Here's some photos of Lindsey and Leslie Adams in Cambodia:

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Their court appearance in front of a judge, which is always fun:

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UPDATE:

Apsara Authority declared that it had arrested two more foreigners for taking nude pictures at Preas Khan temple yesterday.

According to the declaration, Apsara Authority with the cooperation from Tourist Police Unit in Siem Reap and Heritage Protection Division in Siem Reap had prevented the act of taking nude pictures at Preas Khan temple around 10:00 am on 06/ Feb/ 2015. The foreigners are Lindsey Kate ADAMS, 22 years old and Leslie Jan ADAMS, 20 years old. Both of them are American.

Mr Koy Sao (Judge of Siem Reap Court) had declare on Saturday that the court decided to imprisoned them 6 months with 1,000,000 riel fine for each and banned them for re-entering Cambodia for 4 years, as they were charged of trafficking pornography and exposing sexual organs in Article 39, paragraph 3 of the law on human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Article 249 of the Penal Code.

However, the punishment was suspended in accordance with Article 107,109,111 of the Penal Code.

Mr Koy Sao added, “ Both of them confessed that they had taken nude pictures at the temple.

Both of them will be expelled from Cambodia tonight by bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok, Thailand.



UPDATE, MORE PHOTOS BELOW:

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Engrish via Google:
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Siem Reap: February 7 this morning, tourists and police Apsara Authority has taken 2 American women to court to prosecute their case were photographed naked in Preah on 06 February 2015. At trial, under a judgment by Judge Costa Sao Sok Keo Dr. prosecutors, clerks Yeng lawyer Sapha Bun Phan and competence, including Apsara Authority, tourist police witnesses.

After judgment ends in, Sao judge judgment decided each of imprisonment of 6 months and a fine of $ 1 million each Riel on charges of trafficking in pornography and sexual presentation in Article 39, paragraph 3 of the Law on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in article 249 of the Penal Code, which held the village commune Flash Reap Angkor Thom district on 06 February. But all this was suspended as a whole in accordance with Articles 107, 109, 111 of the Penal Code by each fined $ 1 million and not allowed two get them to stay in Cambodia for four years. The court decided to confiscate some evidence as State property, including iPhone handsets Fi sexy 1, Memory 1, one camera, besides material was handed over to the accused. The accused American sisters were admitted before the court that it was photographed naked and so, and they apologized for the Cambodian people, so they will not do this again.

Accused 2 Americans, 1/22-year-old Lindsey Kate Adams passport number xxxxx916 and 2. Leslie Jan Adams, 20, passport number xxxxx6147.

Bun Rith Apsara Director General of the National Authority, told by telephone on the morning of February 7, Body Guard and all the temples active attention in photography from visitors with irregularities and cases of female nude photography, he considered editing advanced scientific session so that they can produce pictures as arbitrary. He said the media that have been published in the past, the authorities also taken into consideration.

Tourist police officer of Siem Reap, show that the tourist police force has increased more control over all the ancient temples to make sure not to be naughty photography or improper actions anymore.

The recent flooding pictures half naked women in temples Khmer Apsara Authority, there is an image editing and Researchers continue to find the exact cause. The mentions in social networks mentioned various arrests 2 American women, is the authority's arrangements. In fact, photographed nude in the case of the Khmer temples is competent Bay apartments in the past, but after the story to the Joint Authority increase further restrictions until reaching 2 detained American woman continued, so that the above case of preparing in advance is not True.

As a result, authorities decided well as foreigners and steal pornography ancient Khmer temple, but the case of a woman photography half in ruins, not found yet, the Apsara Authority spokesman said those punishable by law.

Please be reminded that this is the detention of foreigners who came to steal pornography in the ruins of the Khmer 2nd, 2015.

UPDATE:

Ok, I've solved the mystery of where the nude photo was taken of Lindsey Adams under a waterfall with her arms up, topless with nothing but panties on:

It was taken on a previous vacation with her friends hiking in the Grand Canyon.

Here's the semi-nude picture of Lindsey Kate Adams:

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And here is a picture of her friend in the exact same location:

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There is mention of yoga, so maybe a nude yoga retreat.
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It's about time some sexy chicks were running around Cambodia naked! Way too many dudes lately.
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Apsara Authority declared that it had arrested two more foreigners for taking nude pictures at Preas Khan temple yesterday.

According to the declaration, Apsara Authority with the cooperation from Tourist Police Unit in Siem Reap and Heritage Protection Division in Siem Reap had prevented the act of taking nude pictures at Preas Khan temple around 10:00 am on 06/ Feb/ 2015. The foreigners are Lindsey Kate ADAMS, 22 years old and Leslie Jan ADAMS, 20 years old. Both of them are American.

Mr Koy Sao (Judge of Siem Reap Court) had declare on Saturday that the court decided to imprisoned them 6 months with 1,000,000 riel fine for each and banned them for re-entering Cambodia for 4 years, as they were charged of trafficking pornography and exposing sexual organs in Article 39, paragraph 3 of the law on human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Article 249 of the Penal Code.

However, the punishment was suspended in accordance with Article 107,109,111 of the Penal Code.

Mr Koy Sao added, “ Both of them confessed that they had taken nude pictures at the temple.

Both of them will be expelled from Cambodia tonight by bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok, Thailand.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote:Two Naked American Tourist Sisters, Lindsey and Leslie Adams, Arrested in Siem Reap, Cambodia for taking nude photos at Angkor Wat Cambodia

Siem Reap, Cambodia: 2 American sisters, Lindsey Adams and Leslie Adams, have been arrested for taking nude pictures at the Angkor Wat Temples Complex. They have been arrested but no charges have been filed yet.

Apsara Authority has confirmed that that Lindsey Adams and her sister Leslie Adams were caught at Preah Khan temple taking pictures of each other with their pants down.

"They lowered their pants to their knees and took pictures of their buttocks," said Keat Bunthan, a senior heritage police official in northwestern Siem Reap province.

This is clearly very upsetting to many Cambodians, and comes just weeks after a series of naked foreigners have been arrested while naked in cambodia, including 3 forieghners riding around on their motorbikes naked, 3 french guys taking completely nude pictures from behind in the Angkor Complex, a Western couple having sex on a tuk-tuk and even a Japanese girl releasing pictures of herself posing topless in the Angkor Wat Temple.

The temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia are holy places for Cambodians, so they are very offended when foreighners run around them naked like they are on Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico.

A spokeswoman for Apsara Authority, Ms Chau Sun Kerya, told AFP, "Perhaps they did not know Angkor is a holy site. But their inappropriate activities affect the sanctity of the place." She considers the American tourists actions to be very offensive because Angkor is considered to be sacred ground.

Lindsey Adams and Leslie Adams, the 2 tourists from America have already admitted they have made a mistake by taking nude pictures of each other.

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The Lindsey Kate Adams, 22 years old, and Leslie Adams, 20 years old, are both from Yuma, Arizona, but it seems Lindsey lives in Prescott, Arizona, where she just graduated univesrity, and according to her Facebook is "retired" as of January 17, 2015. And Leslie Adams seems to be living in Tempe, Arizona and studying at Arizona State University.

They seem to be on a long holiday and have also done some previous traveling, at least to Europe.

Here's some photos of Lindsey and Leslie Adams in Cambodia:

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Their court appearance in front of a judge, which is always fun:

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UPDATE:

Apsara Authority declared that it had arrested two more foreigners for taking nude pictures at Preas Khan temple yesterday.

According to the declaration, Apsara Authority with the cooperation from Tourist Police Unit in Siem Reap and Heritage Protection Division in Siem Reap had prevented the act of taking nude pictures at Preas Khan temple around 10:00 am on 06/ Feb/ 2015. The foreigners are Lindsey Kate ADAMS, 22 years old and Leslie Jan ADAMS, 20 years old. Both of them are American.

Mr Koy Sao (Judge of Siem Reap Court) had declare on Saturday that the court decided to imprisoned them 6 months with 1,000,000 riel fine for each and banned them for re-entering Cambodia for 4 years, as they were charged of

trafficking pornography and exposing sexual organs

in Article 39, paragraph 3 of the law on human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Article 249 of the Penal Code.

However, the punishment was suspended in accordance with Article 107,109,111 of the Penal Code.

Mr Koy Sao added, “ Both of them confessed that they had taken nude pictures at the temple.

Both of them will be expelled from Cambodia tonight by bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok, Thailand.
I think we may have a bit of a ''kinky '' judge here, Exposing their buttocks is a sexual organ ????
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I think photos of the offending butts should be posted. At least of the blond.
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What's all this about a Japanese girl taking topless selfies? I must have missed that story. I demand to see her pics posted here so I can be offended.
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^^^ Go ahead and be offended.

The link is in the Spoiler, so as not to offend those who may be offended.
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Are you sure those were the photos mentioned as a "topless selfie by a Japanese girl"? Bummer. :(

1. I don't recall the women in the OP photos being identified as Japanese.
2. For it to be a selfie, one must have taken the pic of themselves by themselves... those pics were taken by a second person.

That is why I thought there must be another separate case being cited.

As I write this there are over 270 non-registered viewers reading this one thread. Interesting. :thumb:

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Ok, I'm finally getting somewhere on my quest for naked photos of Lindsey and Leslie Adams naked near the Angkor Wat Temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia...

First, some G-Rated ones...

Lindsey Kate Adams and Leslie Adams on push bikes, possibly in Cambodia:

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Lindsay Kate Adams at the beach, but I have no idea which beach:

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Lindsey Adams looking happy, which I'm going to guess was taken BEFORE she was arrested in Cambodia and deported:

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Lindsey Adams in what appears to be a beach hut:

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Lindsey Kate and Leslie Adams, presumably on their way here:

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And, just like the French guy's arrested in Cambodia for nude pictures in Siem Reap, they also came to Cambodia via the Hello Kitty airport in Taiwan (i honk it looks like Leslie, not Lindsey:

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And last, but far from least, a picture that allegedly appears to be Lindsey Kate Adams naked in Cambodia, or somewhere, I don't know. Technically I guess this nude photos of Lindsey Adams is a half nude or topless photo, but who knows:

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^Anyone have a clue where that is?

Oh, and another photo of Leslie Jan Adams and Lindsey Adams in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia:

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