George Edward Webb is led
away from his house to face charges he repeatedly molested a 12-year-old
girl.
Boonlua Chatree
An American man has been arrested for allegedly
molesting a 12-year-old girl.
George Edward Webb, 62, was apprehended at his Soi
Nernplabwan home March 29 by child-protection and human trafficking
police. He was charged with sexually assaulting a minor, but denied all
charges.
Police claim Webb had on several occasions abused a
12-year-old he’d procured from a Thai woman arrested along with two
other foreign customers earlier. After learning of the pimp’s arrest,
police allege, Webb panicked, moving and changing his phone number and
giving Chonburi Immigration seven false addresses. He allegedly also
used several cars fearing he’d be caught.
Searching his house, police found five motorbikes, a
truck and a car.
Webb allegedly has been living in Pattaya for three
years, utilizing the services of agents to procure children paid as
little as 40 baht by pimps. He supposedly owned a bicycle parts
manufacturing company in the United States, but turned over the business
to his children when he retired and moved to Thailand.
