PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A Cambodian court sentenced a 61-year-old German man to two years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, a prosecutor said.
Jopen Reimund Hubert, who was convicted of committing indecent acts against a minor, was also fined US$750 (euro 470) and ordered to pay US$2,000 (euro 1,250) in compensation to his teenage victim, Phnom Penh court prosecutor Sok Kalyan said.
Judge Iv Kim Sri could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Police arrested Hubert, from Cologne, Germany, in November after raiding his Phnom Penh hotel room and finding him in bed with the girl.
The raid followed a tip off from a French child rights group, Action Pour Les Enfants, which had been monitoring his activities. The group said Hubert had given the girl expensive gifts and money in return for sex.
It is not clear whether Hubert planned to appeal his conviction.
Jopen Reimund Hubert, who was convicted of committing indecent acts against a minor, was also fined US$750 (euro 470) and ordered to pay US$2,000 (euro 1,250) in compensation to his teenage victim, Phnom Penh court prosecutor Sok Kalyan said.
Judge Iv Kim Sri could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Police arrested Hubert, from Cologne, Germany, in November after raiding his Phnom Penh hotel room and finding him in bed with the girl.
The raid followed a tip off from a French child rights group, Action Pour Les Enfants, which had been monitoring his activities. The group said Hubert had given the girl expensive gifts and money in return for sex.
It is not clear whether Hubert planned to appeal his conviction.
2 comments:
After serving his time in Cambodia, the man shall be deported to his country to face charge there.
Two years for sexually abuse? That's peanut.
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