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[Kirkland]

"The Supreme Court decided to stiffen a decision by lower court, sentencing former senator Chalerm Promlert to 36 years in jail for sex crimes against four underage girls six years ago.

Mr Chalerm was arrested in January 2001 after being accused of paying procurers to find him teenage girls for sex. He was the deputy speaker of the Senate at the time. The four girls, who were under 15, were reportedly paid 4,000 baht each.

A lower court handed him 20-year imprisonment for the crimes. The Supreme Court said that the presiding judge felt Mr Chalerm should be punished more severely because he broke the law while he was a senator.

"The defendant was well aware that what he did was a serious crime," the court said in a statement."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=123541

[Sexpat]

It will be interesting to see if and when this politician is eligible for one of those sweeping royal pardons granted at various times of the year on certain occasions.