Despite being caught in bed with a naked
15-year-old boy, Haselsberger is denying the charges.
Boonlua Chatree
On Austrian man has been arrested on charges of
molesting teenage boys and recording videos of the assaults.
Walter Haselsberger, 39, was arrested by Pattaya
Tourist Police in a basement room of a Soi 17 commercial building in
South Pattaya. He was found naked in bed with a nude 15-year-old boy.
Searching the room, police found about 30
pornographic video discs and various sexual aids.
The arrest reportedly came after a tip to Tourist
Police that an Austrian man was regularly taking teen boys back to his
rented room for illicit activities. Police staked out the apartment
until Haselsberger and the 15-year-old returned. A 14-year-old boy
followed shortly after and was the one who opened the door to
authorities.
The boys told investigators Haselsberger, who resides
in Thailand for about half of each year, paid him 1,000 baht. The
14-year-old said he’d been hired several times while it was the first
encounter for the 15-year-old.
Despite being literally caught with his pants down,
Haselsberger denied the charges. He was nonetheless jailed on charges of
molesting minors without their consent.
