Jopen Reimund Hubert (C) of Cologne covers his face with a towel as he stands next to a car in front of Phnom Penh Municipal court November 5, 2007. The 61-year-old German man was charged on Monday with sexual abuse of four Cambodian children, the latest Westerner to be charged with similar crimes as Southeast Asia cracks down on paedophile tourists. REUTERS /Chor SokuntheaMon Nov 5, 2007
German charged with child sex in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A 61-year-old German man was charged on Monday with sexual abuse of four Cambodian children, the latest Westerner to be charged with similar crimes as Southeast Asia cracks down on paedophile tourists.
Jopen Reimund Hubert of Cologne was arrested in a raid on his Phnom Penh hotel room. He was found with a 14-year-old girl, said Colonel Keo Thea, chief of Phnom Penh's anti-trafficking unit.
Police also said they confiscated scores of pornographic pictures stored in his computer, including a picture of one of the four girls.
Prosecutor Sok Kalyan said he had charged Hubert with sexual abuse of the girls, which could land him in jail for up to 20 years.
Hubert, who denied the charges, was remanded in custody and could spend up to six months behind bars while police complete their investigation.
"I did nothing bad," he told Reuters when he appeared in court for a remand hearing.
"The girl in my room, I saved her from committing suicide. She has problem with her parents," he said. "I spent my own money to support those girls to go to school, buy food, and clothes. This all a mistake."
Activists of the Action Pour Les Enfants anti-paedophile group said they had followed Hubert for the last two years and tipped police off about him after he was seen with four girls in the beach town of Sihanoukville.
Jopen Reimund Hubert of Cologne was arrested in a raid on his Phnom Penh hotel room. He was found with a 14-year-old girl, said Colonel Keo Thea, chief of Phnom Penh's anti-trafficking unit.
Police also said they confiscated scores of pornographic pictures stored in his computer, including a picture of one of the four girls.
Prosecutor Sok Kalyan said he had charged Hubert with sexual abuse of the girls, which could land him in jail for up to 20 years.
Hubert, who denied the charges, was remanded in custody and could spend up to six months behind bars while police complete their investigation.
"I did nothing bad," he told Reuters when he appeared in court for a remand hearing.
"The girl in my room, I saved her from committing suicide. She has problem with her parents," he said. "I spent my own money to support those girls to go to school, buy food, and clothes. This all a mistake."
Activists of the Action Pour Les Enfants anti-paedophile group said they had followed Hubert for the last two years and tipped police off about him after he was seen with four girls in the beach town of Sihanoukville.
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"The girl in my room, I saved her from committing suicide. She has problem with her parents," he said. "I spent my own money to support those girls to go to school, buy food, and clothes. This all a mistake."
Folks, read what I have bolded above. Isn't that what the Christian missionary group is also doing in Cambodia?
Are you trying to imply that all Christian groups are covers for paedophiles?
What kind of dumb ass suggestion is that?!
By the way most Christian groups as well as other charity groups "raise" money i.e. raise money through donations. The individuals involved in that type of work don't normally contribute their own money, they volunteer for the work that they do too..
3:22 are you that anti-westerner idiot that keeps putting up posts on ki-media?
How many types of Apple that were grown in Babylone garden?
4:15, nothing is impossible. Are you telling us that there is no such thing as a pedophile Christian priest?
Anyway, your evil westerner people raped our children both ways by first luring them in with cash and prizes. Then you either rape them sexually or mentally with your stupid fake bible. Do you get the picture?
And 4:54, I don't understand your comment. Would you mind help me understand what you mean?
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