"Sexual abuse of children is rampant in the Northeast, a seminar on child protection was told yesterday.
"Most abusers are the victim's own family members or teachers," Natthawoot Buapra-thum said, quoting the findings of a survey. Natthawoot works for the Centre for the Protection of Children's Rights Foundation. . .
Khon Kaen University lecturer Dr Sriruang Pairotekul said sexual abuse of children was one of the country's main problems. In Khon Kaen alone, up to 106 children were sexually violated last year. "Stepfathers, uncles and even biological fathers are among the abusers," Sriruang said.
She said child abandonment was also common in the Northeast, as parents usually migrated to Bangkok for work and left their children behind."
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Child abuse "rampant" in Issan
Started by BORG, Jul 24 2007 09:42 AM
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Posted 24 July 2007 - 12:46 PM
I have no idea if these people know what they are talking about or are just hysterically making the problem sound worse than it is. But if seuxal abuse is as common in Issan as these experts are suggesting, it might explain why the families of the boys and girls who head for the brothels of Bangkok and Pattaya don't seem to be very bothered by it. If you're gonna be debauched, you might as well get paid for it. No one ever accused the Thais of being non-commercial.
