Case Watch Asia: June 2014

Friday, 27 June 2014

UK Journalist in Thailand Andrew Drummond summonsed to answer charges of Contempt of Court

Andrew Drummond - charged with contempt of court.

27th June 2014

UK Journalist #AndrewDrummond has been ordered to appear in person at Koh Samui Provincial Court August 7th 2014 at 0900hrs.

Following a short hearing yesterday the Court issued an order for Drummond to appear in person on that date, after a petition was filed at the Court by lawyers acting for David Hanks in Black Case number 1246/2556. Should Drummond not appear, prosecuting attorneys are likely to request an arrest warrant be issued.

Prosecuting lawyers have requested the Court to examine articles posted on the website of #AndrewDrummond after Court hearings in November last year, to determine whether or not the articles written by #AndrewDrummond amount to contempt of court.

For legal reasons the nature of the charges cannot be reported.

The contempt of court matter is to heard immediately after the close of evidence in Black Cases number 1246/2556, 1269/2556 and 1826/2556 brought by David Hanks and Brian Goudie under the tough Computer Crimes Act Thailand.

In Thailand it is contempt of court to misreport court proceedings, attack the character of a Plaintiff, Defendant or witness, or to publish details of witness testimony in an ongoing case.

Drummond if found guilty of contempt can be jailed for up to six months.

Saturday, 7 June 2014

Andrew Drummond and Kanokrat Booth sue under the Thai Computer Crimes Act

A UK Journalist and a Thai journalist have filed proceedings in Bangkok Criminal Court accusing Brian Goudie, Drew Noyes and David Hanks of breaching Thai Computer Laws.

Andrew Drummond who was convicted in February 2014 of the criminal defamation of Drew Noyes and David Hanks has filed jointly with Kanokrat Nimsamoot Booth.

Booth alleges she was defamed in a blog, she says owned by the three, because the blog said her UK visa was cancelled as a result of her ex-husband Dennis Booth reporting to UKBA he no longer wished to sponsor her spouse visa, alleging an extra marital affair.

Booth further alleges she was defamed when the blog reported that she had threatened to kill herself outside the UK Embassy in Bangkok over the matter.

As a result of inquiries made, we now publish the link to a YouTube video above of Booth threatening to kill herself outside the UK Embassy in Bangkok, oddly enough originally published by her joint plaintiff in the case.

Further a spokesman for UKBA has verified the record of Booth's visa cancellation, order for detention and deportation order made at Glasgow Airport in May 2010.

Booth has since appealed the visa cancellation, bnt although The Upper Immigration Tribunal found UKBA had erred in cancelling her visa, Booth has not as yet been able to persuade UKBA to grant a new emtry permit.

In order to succeed in a Computer Crimes Action, Booth must prove the imputation made is false, and based on the video above and the confirmation of the deportation order, lawyers for the three must be feeling some sense of confidence.

Thursday, 5 June 2014

URGENT APPEAL - UK Paedophile Roderick Robinson wanted by police in Madeleine McCann case could be in Thailand

Roderick Robinson at his arrest in Pattaya in 2011

URGENT APPEAL - PLEASE HELP AUTHORITIES LOCATE RODERICK ROBINSON A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE SUSPECTED TO BE IN THAILAND OR CAMBODIA

Officers investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are hunting a British paedophile who was in Portugal when a series of sex attacks linked to the case took place,

Roderick Robinson, 77, was arrested at a campsite in the Algarve in 2010 and extradited to Australia - where he was wanted for the 1998 rape of an eight-year-old.

Robinson was sentenced to six months in prison in Australia, and in 2011 travelled to Thailand, where he was arrested and deported (above).

Following another conviction in the UK in 2012 Robinson is thought to have travelled to Thailand or Cambodia.

Robinson is believed to have evidence or information about a suspected paedophile ring that operated in the Algarve region where three-year-old Madeleiine went missing in 2007.

Madeleine McCann - Abducted in the Allgarve in 2007

Police have said about Robinson:

'Roderick Robinson is a notorious and dangerous sex offender. He has shown a pattern of disturbing behaviour wherever he has travelled,

He may have vital information which could shed light on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

He is wanted on an international arrest warrant after failing to notify British police of his whereabouts and it is vital he is found without delay.'

Any information can be emailed to casewatchasia@gmail.com for forwarding to law enforcement authorities.

UK Paedophile Robert Wood jailed for 12 months after failing to comply with reporting requirements after child abuse conviction in Thailand.

Robert Wood - Convicted Paedophile returned to UK and jailed for failure to comply with requiremnts of Sex Offenders Register

UK citizen and paedophile Robert Wood was sentenced to 63 years behind bars in 2003 (cut to 42 years) for sexually abusing eight boys in Thailand, and was recently sentenced to a further twelve months for failing to comply with reporting requirements following his inclusion on the UK sex offenders register on his deportation to the UK from Thailand.

Wood and another man abused street children aged between eight and 15 after pretending to offer them somewhere safe to live and filmed the abuse and made it available on the internet.

At his initial trial when an interpreter read out the verdict and sentence – one of the longest given to a foreigner for paedophilia – Wood, who reportedly lives in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, banged the table and shouted abuse at the judge.

After being removed from the Thai court until he calmed down, Wood was brought back to be sentenced to another two months for contempt of court. He has 30 days to appeal.

Wood was repatriated to serve his sentence in the UK and following a pardon by the King of Thailand was eventually released in March 2012, however as part of his release conditions he was then told he would be on a sex offender register - one condition of which was to notify police of travel plans.

Wood gave police his mother’s address in Princess Crescent, Dewsbury and another address in Halifax but only stayed one night at the first address and three at the second before he went missing.

Wood went on the run and over the following weeks a friend received e-mails from him indicating he was in France and Spain. He was known to have made a phone call from Germany, had spent time in the Canaries and when he travelled back to the UK following his mother’s death in January this year it was from Holland.

Wood, 35 recently of Gorikestraat, Tulburg in Holland, admitted failing to comply with a notification order and was jailed for 12 months.

Judge Neil Clark told him: “You were made subject of a sex offender notification requirement following your conviction in Thailand for sex offences. You breached that order and it was a sustained breach.

These orders are important, designed for the protection of the public and in your case for the protection of children and a breach will almost always lead to immediate imprisonment.”

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Please help identify and locate absconded UK Paedophiles - some with links to Thailand and Asia

ian charles tracy tracey pattaya thailand

Ian Charles Tracey (or Tracy) - convicted of child abuse in Thailand in 2011 and now on bail awaiting appeal

Following inquiries being made in the UK regarding paedophile Ian Charles Tracey (or Tracy), who was convicted of child abuse charges in Thailand in August 2011 before being released on bail pending appeal, details of a number of persons wanted by UK police in connection with child abuse and other paedophile related charges have been passed to this site.

Photographs of a number of child abusers who have absconded on bail can be found here and there are links to further information in that post.

At least two of those who have absconded have links to Thailand.

Ian Tracey (or Tracy) at his arrest in Pattaya in Thailand in 2008

You can follow the links for the previous stories on Ian Tracey (or Tracy) in relation to his conviction and release on bail and the ongoing investigations in the UK .

Inquiries commenced into Tracey (or Tracy), who is said to be on bail awaiting appeal, an apparently misleading article appeared in the The Daily Telegraph in January 2014 suggesting that Tracey (or Tracy) had been acquitted by the Supreme Court of Thailand.

Following these matters coming to light, details were passed to the UK to ascertain whether his name should be included on UK and Eire Paedophile Database via Parents Protect! .

Following the inrtoduction of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme being implemented by the Home Office (sometimes known as Sarah's Law see note below), national registers of known sex offenders were implemented in the UK.

Details of the absconded child abusers can be emailed to casewatchasia@gmail.com and will be forwarded to the International Child Protection Network (ICPN) or the Child Online Exploitation and Protection Centre (CEOP) .

Note - Sarah's law was implemented after the body of Sarah Payne was found on July 17 2000 in a field near Pulborough, some 15 miles from Kingston Gorse where she had disappeared.

Roy Whiting was convicted of the abduction and murder of Sarah on December 12 2001 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Whiting had previously abducted and sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and was sentenced to four years in prison.

Absconded 'Dangerous Paedophile' Lee Nigel Tucker still at large.

Lee Nigel Tucker

Lee Nigel Tucker, who absconded while on bail in October 2000 at the age of 36, (would now be 48/49) was part of a sick paedophile gang that targeted young boys aged between 12 and 15.

Tucker absconded on bail after being convicted of a string of charges of child abuse including a number of sexual assaults and administering drugs.

Tucker had been on remand for seven months, but was granted bail to get treatment for his illness (HIV positive) while awaiting sentence.

He was given eight years in prison in his absence. Tucker, originally from Swansea, is still at large.

They described Tucker as a “dangerous criminal” and warned the public not to approach him.

Tucker has a number of links to international destinations.

It is not known if Tucker has travelled to 'sex tourist' destinations such as Thailand and Cambodia.

International Manhunt continues for absconded paedophile James Reading.

James Reading

An international manhunt is underway for a paedophile Air Training Corps sergeant who fled the UK after abusing female cadets.

James Reading was found guilty in his absence of groping four teenagers while on night exercises and at illegal underage drinking parties at his squadron hut in Okehampton, North Devon.

The girlswere 14 and 15 years old

He was jailed for ten years at Exeter Crown Court for child abuse charges in his absence as police resumed the search for the fugitive, who has been on the run since jumping bail.

Reading is thought to have travelled to Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines in the past.

Abdul haque - absconded on child abuse charges in 2010.

Abdul Haque

Abdul Haque, is wanted on child abuse charges relating to the sexual assault on a girl under the age of 13 at Bletchley Swimming Pool on March 21, 2010.

He absconded on police bail and is still wanted.

Wiltshire police seek absconded paedophile Andrew Simmonds

Andrew Simmonds

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information regarding the location of Andrew Simmonds, 57 from Amesbury.

Mr Simmonds absconded from his home on 2nd March 2012 and despite local and regional media appeals at the time and a thorough investigation he has not been found.

Simmonds had been arrested in connection with the possession of online indecent images of children and failed to answer ba

Absconded UK paedophile and child abuser Brian Anthony Ward sought by police.

Brian Anthony Ward

57-year-old Brian Anthony Ward is wanted after he absconded halfway through his trail for a series of indecent assaults against a child.

Ward was found guilty of several counts of child abuse in his absence.

He has links to Cardiff and Pontyclun in South Wales, as well as London but police think he may have travelled to Malta where he also has connections.

Sussex police seek help in locating paedophile and child abuser James Dunham.

James Dunham - Absconded on Bail

A sex offender has gone on the run after pleading guilty to child abuse charges for having sex with an underage girl.

James Dunham, 33, absconded from Lewes Crown Court after admitting the charge.

Sussex Police said Dunham, a landscape gardener from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was given bail and told to remain in the court building to discuss the case with his solicitor.

He has not been seen since.

Police also issued an appeal in December after he failed to turn up to trial

Dunham, whose last known address was Albert Parade in Eastbourne, is white, 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, with green eyes and short brown hair.

UK police hunt suspected paedophile Saber Haldari

Saber Haldari

UK police are hunting a man they believe poses a serious risk to children.

Saber Haldari is wanted in connection with sex offences committed against a young boy in Bristol between January and August last year.

Mr Haldari, who is believed to be in the UK illegally, has links to both the Afghan and Iranian communities and may have travelled to Birmingham, London or Leeds, Avon and Somerset Police said.

His date of birth is not known but he is believed to be about 30 years old.

Det Con Katherine Flanagan, of the Public Protection Unit in Bristol, said: “Haldari is wanted in connection with serious offences and we believe he poses a significant risk to children.

Haldari e is described as about 5ft 8in, of medium build, with short dark hair. He is clean shaven and has a square face.

Any information can be emailed to casewatchasia@gmail.com for forwarding to law enforcement authorities.

FBI seeks assistance in identifying victims of US Paedophile William Vahey

William James Vahey

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance to identify victims of suspected international child predator William James Vahey.

The FBI profile on Vahey is here.

Vahey, a United States citizen, was employed as a teacher in various private American schools abroad since 1972.

The investigation is being led by the FBI, with help from the Metropolitan Police.

Vahey participated in student study tours in many countries including Thailand, India, Jordan, Nepal, Bahrain, Syria, Greece, Egypt, Russia, England, Kenya, Hungary, Turkey, Iran, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, and Venezuela.

Since his death last month it has emerged he preyed on dozens of boys.

Police report that on April 22 2014 officers executed a search warrant at Vahey's address in north London, where officers recovered a laptop and 11 memory sticks.

Vahry is believed to have abused children at other schools around the world, and killed himself two days after police in the US filed a warrant to search a computer drive belonging to him containing pornographic images of at least 90 boys aged from 12 to 14, who appeared to be drugged and unconscious.

The FBI revealed it has been "contacted by several hundred individuals from around the globe wishing either to reach out as potential victims or provide information in the ongoing investigation".

Images of between 50 and 60 students at Southbank were found on the computer drive, with the school's chairman of governors, Sir Chris Woodhead, saying he had been left sickened by the revelations which emerged in April.

Vahey was convicted over a child sex offence in California in 1969 but appears to have failed to sign the sexual offenders' register, which allowed him to slip through the net and go on to work in several schools around the world.

Any information can be emailed to casewatchasia@gmail.com for forwarding to law enforcement authorities.