Chonburi Police finally arrested a Thai teenager wanted for more than a year for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl.
Region 2 Children and Women’s Protection Center officers apprehended Chonathee Jaiprayong, 18, Feb. 1 after he returned to his Nong Prue home. He had been wanted since November 2009 for allegedly molesting a Banglamung schoolgirl near the Sit Yodthong Boxing Camp.
Police arrest Chonathee Jaiprayong at his Nong Prue home.
Authorities allege Chonathee had verbally threatened the child with lewd acts, and days later, tricked the girl into having a massage after she told him she’d injured her leg. Chonathee allegedly then raped her.
Chonathee was taken to Banglamung Police Station for processing.