Reckoning wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:00 am

Multipox wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:05 pm

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:27 am ....
Cambodia Breaking News, (Kratie): The foreign owner of the River Dolphin Hotel in Kratie, RICHARD LYNN McMAHAN, has been summoned by Kratie Provincial Prosecutor to appear before the Anti-Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Office before September 30 for questioning on a case of sexually assaulting children.
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some khmers will stoop very low to either knock out barang competion or get hold of his property

I find it odd that whenever a Cambodian is accused of a horrific crime, especially one of sex or violence involving children, the unanimous consensus on expat online groups is "Lock him up! Cut his balls off! I hope he's beaten in prison!"

But when an expat is accused of pedophilia, half the responses are "It could be a set up, innocent until proven guilty, maybe someone is just after his money."

I get your point but it's not quite as black and white as that. Cambodians are not generally known for making up false child sex accusations against other Khmers. I get the feeling that if they tried, they're unlikely to get very far, and there will be grave consequences on the accuser if it is found to be a false allegation. They tend to settle their grievances in other ways, such as throwing themselves off of buildings in a 'that'll teach you' kind of way or setting fire to their own family house and only then coming to the realisation that they'e now homeless.

But when it comes for foreigners living out here, especially westerners, everybody know, both westerners and Khmers, that that one thing you can do if you truly want to completely f*** up someone's life is to throw a child sex accusation at them. It destroys them on so many levels, even if it never gets to court. Just the idea that someone was accused is often enough to destroy their reputation and make life very, very difficult out here for them.

As we've seen, there have been many legitimate cases of real nasty pedos committing horrific crimes out here, and of course it's right that they' get everything they deserve, but I'm sure there are a many, many cases where someone has simply upset someone, perhaps a business deal went bad, and they're now serving time for crimes they didn't commit. Not only that, but serving sentences for the worse types of crimes imaginable.

I loathe trial by social media and from what we know so far about this case, there is nowhere near enough evidence to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's guilty so I'm happy to go with innocent, until something else comes along to change my mind.

cambo swa wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:12 am

Ghostwriter wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:55 am Here we go, legit or a co-owner's dirty trick, place your bets :

If it is legit, why do they give him 2 weeks to appear so he has time to do a runner? Looks like a case from a couple of years ago anyway.

and why did it take 2 years to bring a case against him?> Same goes in America these ladies bringing cases against men from something that took place 40 years ago

something just rings smear campaign..

Once accused....quilty forever.

Reckoning wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:41 am

xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:00 am Cambodians are not generally known for making up false child sex accusations against other Khmers.

The suggestion that Westerners are "known" for making up child sex allegations is ridiculous.

That's not what I said. Please keep my words in context.

xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:00 ameverybody know, both westerners and Khmers, that that one thing you can do if you truly want to completely f*** up someone's life is to throw a child sex accusation at them

xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:00 ambut I'm sure there are a many, many cases where someone has simply upset someone, perhaps a business deal went bad, and they're now serving time for crimes they didn't commit.

Has this ever actually happened? A westerner stitching up a child sex allegation against another Westerner to take over his business or something? You're saying "everybody knows" and you're "sure" it has happened, but you are presenting no evidence or examples.

Yes. Are you not aware that Cambodia had, and still has to some extent, a reputation for being an international child sex hub? Most other people are, including Khmers themselves, and if you're not, you should perhaps lift up the internet and take a peek underneath. While it does seem that as of late, westerners being convicted of child sex crimes appears to have gone down, the accusations still come thick and fast. To the extent where myself and many others, won't have any contact with children out here at all. If I begin quoting individual cases we will be here all day debating their actual innocence or whether they were set up, and I have better things to do. As I said, I'm sure that many of these convictions were correct and true, but I have doubts about many others.

xandreu wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:00 amI'm happy to go with innocent, until something else comes along to change my mind.

He was just teaching the boys English then?

Do you know any different?