rubberbaron wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:03 pm You misread. I never imagined I speculated. There is a difference you know.

Something has been very ugly about your postings on this thread.

You claim to know information that has not been made public, like about who reported him (third party) and when his accusers came forward.

You speculate that this was an act of revenge, you speculate that he thought the victims were 18, and then when others disagree with you, you complain:

"But please everybody cut the speculation and wait for the outcome of the hearing before the magistrate on Sept. 30."

Why is speculation that McMahan is innocent allowed but speculation that he is guilty isn't allowed?

Timmy69 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:33 am

rubberbaron wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:03 pm You misread. I never imagined I speculated. There is a difference you know.

Something has been very ugly about your postings on this thread.

You claim to know information that has not been made public, like about who reported him (third party) and when his accusers came forward.

You speculate that this was an act of revenge, you speculate that he thought the victims were 18, and then when others disagree with you, you complain:

"But please everybody cut the speculation and wait for the outcome of the hearing before the magistrate on Sept. 30."

Why is speculation that McMahan is innocent allowed but speculation that he is guilty isn't allowed?

Ugly is a somewhat strange choice of word here. You read something into this that's simply not there. I didn't say I know who reported him. The article says it was a third party, a term used when the identity of that party is not known or doesn't want it known.
Initially I pointed out the options. I didn't complain. You shouldn't quote parts out of context. I described this man the way I know him and just exhorted people to wait for the outcome of that questioning and that they shouldn't speculate any further, which would include myself. This is not a complaint by any stretch.
Before he was arrested he should still be considered innocent until proven guilty. That's what it was all about at the beginning. When further details were known I had to revise my opinion. Since the victims came forward he surely looks guilty and will most likely be sentenced to a pretty long prison term. Technically he is still innocent until the court passes sentence. He is in pre-trial detention. He is not serving a sentence yet.
This is just for clarification, not that I would have to justify myself to you or anybody else here.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:39 pm Siem Reap has been a haven for gay pedophiles for years, maybe some have moved to Kratie since. Disgusting bunch anyway, always ready to defend their brethren's sins.

Sihanoukville pre-Chinese times wasn't any better. And it's not only gay pedos, but pedos in general. Running a hotel you encounter your share. We wouldn't accept obvious cases but sometimes we really wouldn't know and girls and lady boys often have fake ids.

You do sound a bit unctuous with that 'brethren's sins' part.

Whatever happened to Stefan Struik? Does he still post here?

newsworthy/two-cambodian-men-and-dutch- ... n%20Struik.

Siville in it;s past was more inclined to bribe for human trafficking & drugs, though sexual offenses are well within the hierarchy of clichés.

This report confirms that two underage boys affirm that they were raped by the American suspect while working at River Dolphin Hotel in Kratie. APLE are offering assistance to the boys and their families.


Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): According to a press release from APLE Cambodia, Kratie Provincial Court on September 19, 2021, charged a 74-year-old American man with child prostitution with sex acts on two underage boys, under Article 34 of the Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation.

The suspect was taken to the provincial prison to await trial, the source said. Kratie Provincial Anti-Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Police launched an investigation into a case of abuse by an American businessman in the province after receiving a report from a civilian reporter based in the APLE community.
Both the victims have identified the suspect as a rapist, and confirmed sexual activity on them several times while they were working at his hotel.
https://dap-news.com/national/2021/09/22/186164/

not saying he did or didn't do it, but i still question the 2 year period an with aple involved, if there was any pressure on the 2 boys to confirm

with child sex, once Accused .....forever quilty

Many rape victims don't report it. There's nothing strange about two village kids being ashamed and afraid of not being believed. Victim-blaming goes on all the time. (Ahem.)

Perhaps the arrival of the APLE team was the catalyst which encouraged the boys to come forward, but that doesn't mean that APLE set it up.

He must of been the talk of the town!

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:24 pm ok; he is charged,
but still, why did it take them 2 years?

What does it matter that it took 2 years? He is charged now with victims ready to come forward so hopefully if he is found guilty he gets the sentence he deserves
and doesn't bribe his way out of it.