Englishman MARK SMITH (Golden Bridge International School Vice Principal) Arrested in Cambodia for Child Sex Crimes

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Cam he sent me a message this afternoon stating emphatically that he did not plead guilty.
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Rozzieoz, Did he tell you when he is going to post his version of events on CEO?
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rozzieoz wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:20 pm Cam he sent me a message this afternoon stating emphatically that he did not plead guilty.
Why in the world would you believe him? You can't be found guilty and sentenced unless you are tried or you plead guilty. There are no reports that he was tried. The only thing that makes any sense is that he pled guilty, he was sentenced to a $1250 fine and a two year suspended sentence, that's what APLE reported, that's what the Khmer Times reported, that's what the Daily Mail reported, that's what the Sun reported, and now he and his cronies are claiming that there was no guilty plea and no conviction and no sentence.

His denial that he was convicted and pled guilty and was sentenced is utterly ridiculous.
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Cam Nivag wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:28 pm
rozzieoz wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:20 pm Cam he sent me a message this afternoon stating emphatically that he did not plead guilty.
Why in the world would you believe him? You can't be found guilty and sentenced unless you are tried or you plead guilty. There are no reports that he was tried. The only thing that makes any sense is that he pled guilty, he was sentenced to a $1250 fine and a two year suspended sentence, that's what APLE reported, that's what the Khmer Times reported, that's what the Daily Mail reported, that's what the Sun reported, and now he and his cronies are claiming that there was no guilty plea and no conviction and no sentence.

His denial that he was convicted and pled guilty and was sentenced is utterly ridiculous.
You must be new in Cambodia if you believe there is any justice here. Laughable. Just off the boat mate?
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Cam Nivag wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:05 pm
fax wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:13 pm Producing the Khmer original should be easy.
Really? How does a white guy get a copy of a verdict in a Cambodian criminal case?
It’s usually handed to him by the court. If you go to jail in Cambodia there will be a paper.

Mark, post the paper.
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Heng Heng Heng wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:36 pm
Cam Nivag wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:28 pm
rozzieoz wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:20 pm Cam he sent me a message this afternoon stating emphatically that he did not plead guilty.
Why in the world would you believe him? You can't be found guilty and sentenced unless you are tried or you plead guilty. There are no reports that he was tried. The only thing that makes any sense is that he pled guilty, he was sentenced to a $1250 fine and a two year suspended sentence, that's what APLE reported, that's what the Khmer Times reported, that's what the Daily Mail reported, that's what the Sun reported, and now he and his cronies are claiming that there was no guilty plea and no conviction and no sentence.

His denial that he was convicted and pled guilty and was sentenced is utterly ridiculous.
You must be new in Cambodia if you believe there is any justice here. Laughable. Just off the boat mate?
Some of your above comments are unfortunately true. However a note proclaiming innocence to a would be investigative reporter scarcely compels a reader to a firm conviction of innocence.
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taabarang wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:48 pm
Heng Heng Heng wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:36 pm
Cam Nivag wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:28 pm
rozzieoz wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:20 pm Cam he sent me a message this afternoon stating emphatically that he did not plead guilty.
Why in the world would you believe him? You can't be found guilty and sentenced unless you are tried or you plead guilty. There are no reports that he was tried. The only thing that makes any sense is that he pled guilty, he was sentenced to a $1250 fine and a two year suspended sentence, that's what APLE reported, that's what the Khmer Times reported, that's what the Daily Mail reported, that's what the Sun reported, and now he and his cronies are claiming that there was no guilty plea and no conviction and no sentence.

His denial that he was convicted and pled guilty and was sentenced is utterly ridiculous.
You must be new in Cambodia if you believe there is any justice here. Laughable. Just off the boat mate?
Some of your above comments are unfortunately true. However a note proclaiming innocence to a would be investigative reporter scarcely compels a reader to a firm conviction of innocence.
That would be true. There are some readers that believe that guy Ricketson is a spy because the police said so. I know a guy who is doing 20 years for murder, yet he never killed anyone.
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Rama wrote:Rozzieoz, Did he tell you when he is going to post his version of events on CEO?
He apparently got some legal advice and decided not to go public just yet. There was mention of his father posting something but I’m no longer involved in writing the story.
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fax wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:45 pm
Cam Nivag wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:05 pm
fax wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:13 pm Producing the Khmer original should be easy.
Really? How does a white guy get a copy of a verdict in a Cambodian criminal case?
It’s usually handed to him by the court. If you go to jail in Cambodia there will be a paper.

Mark, post the paper.
This. There's surely half a dozen things with thumb prints in triplicate. Every official has a stamp they want to use on everything.
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