The tattoo artist, named by Metropolitan Police from Bangkok only as “Wasin” or “Game”, 25, was arrested at a rented room on Mae Luan Rd in Phuket Town under an arrest warrant issued by the Thonburi Criminal Court on Apr 11. Metropolitan Police announced the arrest late yesterday (Apr 25).
Detectives from Metropolitan Police, referring to Wasin y his online name “Game So What", said that Wasin was a well-known tattoo artist in the Rama 2 area in Bangkok with 7,000 followers online.
He had contacted the 13-year-old girl via Facebook and convinced her into getting a small tattoo for B400, but once he had her in the shop, he raped her.
After being informed of the incident, investigating officers issued a summons for Wasin to present himself. Instead, he fled to Phuket.
He now faces charges of taking a child under 15 years old for indecent purposes.
The statement issued by Metropolitan Police noted that Wasin had previously been prosecuted for “taking away minors” at Thakham Police Station in Bangkok in 2016. That case was settled with payment of B70,000 compensation.
“In this case, he chose to flee to Phuket because he heard that the money was good here and it was easy to escape because there were a lot of tourists,” Pol Maj Gen Teeradej Thammasutee, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau’s Investigation Division, said in the announcement.
Wasin was taken to Thakham Police Station for investigation to be prosecuted according to law, Pol Gen Teeradej confirmed
“I would like to tell all parents, please be more attentive to your children. Don’t trust [anyone] and lose sight [of them], even with people who are close [to them],” Pol Gen Teeradej said.
Pol Gen Teeradej urged people to report any crimes to police. “We have officers available 24 hours a day,” he said.