By Chhay Channyda and Elizabeth Tomei
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
A former children's NGO worker was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping four young girls in Pursat province, one of whom was around 6 years old when the attacks started, officials said Tuesday.
Pursat Provincial Court Judge Son Neatheavy said that Oeu Yoeum, 55, was also ordered at his trial Thursday to pay $1,500 in compensation to his four victims, now aged between 8 and 13.
Oeu Yoeum was arrested and confessed in May 2006, after mothers of the girls complained to police, said Sy Kiry, deputy provincial police chief. The oldest of the girls, who is now 13, said Oeu Yoeum began raping her in 2000, Sy Kiry added.
Ven Lonn, provincial monitor with local rights group Licadho, said that Oeu Yoeum was a part-time employee at the Light of Children aid organization in Talou commune's Tuol Thmar village located in Bakan district, where he and all four girls lived.
"He was a friendly guy in the village, so villagers liked and trusted him," Ven Lonn said. "He threatened the girls not to tell their parents, otherwise they would be killed," he said, adding that Oeu Yoeum raped the children repeatedly, often in their houses or at his own.
Contact details for the Light of Children organization were unavailable Tuesday.
Ven Lonn added that the girls are currently receiving care from a reputable aid organization in Phnom Penh.
Pursat Provincial Court Judge Son Neatheavy said that Oeu Yoeum, 55, was also ordered at his trial Thursday to pay $1,500 in compensation to his four victims, now aged between 8 and 13.
Oeu Yoeum was arrested and confessed in May 2006, after mothers of the girls complained to police, said Sy Kiry, deputy provincial police chief. The oldest of the girls, who is now 13, said Oeu Yoeum began raping her in 2000, Sy Kiry added.
Ven Lonn, provincial monitor with local rights group Licadho, said that Oeu Yoeum was a part-time employee at the Light of Children aid organization in Talou commune's Tuol Thmar village located in Bakan district, where he and all four girls lived.
"He was a friendly guy in the village, so villagers liked and trusted him," Ven Lonn said. "He threatened the girls not to tell their parents, otherwise they would be killed," he said, adding that Oeu Yoeum raped the children repeatedly, often in their houses or at his own.
Contact details for the Light of Children organization were unavailable Tuesday.
Ven Lonn added that the girls are currently receiving care from a reputable aid organization in Phnom Penh.
6 comments:
Yep, NGOs are no heaven.
A lot of them is a breeding ground
for corrupted people as well.
Start by the f king gorvrnment of Ah Hun Xen! fool.
We should implement a way to justify this asshole in jail by cut off his dick and throw acid on his balls.
Let see how far he go and beg for mercy. Mother fuckers like this will not escape Hell.
You go, Mate.
BTW, despite I am pro-CPP, I am
not claiming that they are all
angels. Yes, some of them are
corrupted bastard, but this is
a byproduct of being poor, and
Cambodia is not alone. At least
we are not as bad as Iraq that is
much richer, but more corrupted.
I just want to clarify this point.
hey dude, we ranked 12th from the bottom on corruption. cambodia has enjoyed a relative peace for over a decade now. why corruption still flourish and there is no action being about it beside just talk the talk. why are we wasting time?
Well, if it is easy to fight
corruption, we won't find it in
all poor countries, provinces,
cities, towns, and neighborhoods
around the globe. Isn't that so?
And don't try to deny it?
However, if you managed to solved
this problem in your backyard, we
will welcomed your idea on how you
did it, but that is not the case.
All you do is claimed that you
can solved corruption, but have
no record to backup your claim.
Loud noise aint going to do
anything for anyone, okay?
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