(07/02/08 - BBT Initial Report)
Christopher Neil, 32, a schoolteacher from Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in Thailand is awaiting sentencing.
A Bangkok court announced the sentencing date Monday, setting August 15th as the date when Neil will learn his fate.
Neil faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing.
On October 7th Neil is set to go to trial on similar charges involving the teen’s brother, who was nine at the time of the alleged offense. Those charges carry with them a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Neil came to the attention of authorities when Interpol launched an investigation after some 200 photos were posted online showing a man sexually abusing at least a dozen Vietnamese and Cambodian boys, some as young as six.
The face of the perpetrator was digitally obscured by a swirling shape, but for the first time German police computer experts were able to help Interpol unscramble the image. Neil was identified by one of his alleged victims and was arrested 11 days later following a world-wide search.
08/15/08 - Sentencing
Christopher Neil has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison in Thailand.
The court in Bangkok reduced Neil’s sentence Friday from six years and six months, citing his confession in May.
Neal must also pay a fine of about $2,000.
11/24/08 - Sentencing In Second Case
Christopher Paul Neil has been found guilty of sexually abusing a second Thai boy and has been sentenced to an additional six years in prison and an additional fine of about $1,800.
Neil’s second sentence was pronounced about 10 days ago at an unscheduled and unannounced court hearing. The details of the sentence were made public on Monday.
References:
B.C. teacher sentenced to 6 years in Thai prison for abusing boy (11/24/08)
Canadian ’swirl face’ paedophile jailed in Thailand (08/15/08)
Canadian pedophile gets 3 years in Thai jail (08/15/08)
Canadian charged in Thai sex case to learn fate Aug. 15 (07/01/08)
Canadian teacher to be sentenced Aug. 15 in Thailand (06/30/08)
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November 24th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Looks like they added some more well deserved years to his sentence. However it’s still not enough.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hopefully this guy will become someone’s (*****) in prison so he knows what it’s like to be on the receiving end. What I don’t get is that he only a 3 years prison sentence and a $2K fine for what he did to those young children. Hopefully justice will be served upon him by the other inmates and he leaves prison in a box.
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