AFP
PHNOM PENH - A Japanese man was jailed for a year by a Cambodian court on Wednesday for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in the northwest tourist town of Siem Reap, officials said.
Shuji Yamagishi, 41, who described himself as a cultural researcher during his trial, was also given a one year suspended term and ordered to pay the victim five million riel (US$1,250) compensation.
He was arrested at his rented accommodation on May 16 and was initially accused of raping the girl, who lived in the same building, but the presiding judge at Siem Reap provincial court downgraded the charge.
"The court found there was not enough evidence to support the sexual intercourse charge so the charge was changed to indecent assault," said prosecutor Uy Samphea, adding that he would not appeal against the verdict.
The girl's lawyer Hong Sambath, who works for child rights group Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), said the sentence was "too lenient".
"Our biggest disappointment is that the court did not order him to be deported (after serving his sentence)," he told AFP.
Dozens of foreigners have been jailed for child sex crimes or deported to face trial in their home countries since Cambodia launched an anti-paedophilia push in 2003 in a bid to shake off its reputation as a haven for sexual predators.
4 comments:
Incompetence judge not finished high school how did he know what is right or what id wring!....
Mr Sam Rainsy! Your death members and supporters are need justice at America and international courts. Why don't you find justice for them? Is it affect your opportunities negotiate with Hun Sen if you do find justice for your death members and supporters?
For the last 15 years what did you do so far? They can't rest in peace because of you use the death members and supporters as tool for negotiate with Hun Sen for 15 years from 1997 grenade attack to now.
Voice of the death members and supporters of Mr Sam Rainsy,
The death members and supporters want justice to be done at America and International courts.
What have you done so far for them?
Are you still using the death members and supporters put on the table and negotiate with Hun Sen again and again? If Hun Sen say NO Mr Sam Rainsy scream will sue Hun Sen but if Hun Sen say OK than Mr Sam Rainsy is not sue Hun Sen. Are the lifes of your death members and supporters just your tool for negotiate with Hun Sen for your opportunities only? That is why President Obama didn't mention your name in Cambodia.
Is it truth Mr Sam Rainsy?
Voice of the death members and supporters of Mr Sam Rainsy,
I am not believing that a Japanese man have sexually abusing with a Cambodian girl 13 years old in north west tourist town of Siam Reap Province Cambodia, I am in Phnom Penh Cambodia Prey Sor prison from date 5 May 2010 to date 19 June 2010 by dog idiot Mrs:SivNgeng Ung date of birth:1-1-1972 paid bribe to the Cambodian cruel Vampire Police to arrested me on date 5 May 2010 accused that I am rape her cousin sister dog idiot Mrs:Heav Ung around 50 years old, that girl event offer free for me I still don't want to fuck too as she too urgly,I want to all Cambodians peoples living in Oversea and the foreigner also be carefull when deciding go to holiday in Cambodia as in Cambodian peoples a lot kidnap and robbery by make up something then arrest with out investigating at all,I am Cambodian born now I still scare go to holiday in Cambodia any more, I am leaved Cambodian in year 1983 to the refugee Camp in Thailand then I got the Australian refugee Visa to live in Australia on date 24 March 1987 till presenting.
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