Guest reader Posted November 18, 2022 Posted November 18, 2022 From Pattaya News An Indian tourist in Pattaya filed a police report on a stranger whom he reportedly paid to go to his hotel room but later turned out to be a transgender individual. The tourist said the transvestite refused to return his money and stole his wristwatch. The tourist said he hired a stranger whom he originally thought was a woman to go to his hotel room on Soi 8 in Banglamung, Chonburi. While the two of them were inside the room, the tourist stated he noticed the stranger was, in fact, a transvestite, not a real woman. Out of disappointment, the Indian man asked for his cash worth 1,500 baht back, but the transvestite reportedly refused. The tourist then chose to file a police report at the Pattaya police station, but the officer informed him that what he did with the stranger was against Thai prostitution laws and may result in legal action against him.The Indian man reportedly began to shed tears as he did not want to get charged. He pled with the officerto find the stranger, claiming the stranger was also a pickpocket because they stole his wristwatch. Pattaya police were inspecting the hotel to try to locate the suspect, adding they would be able to solve the case soon because the suspect forgot their ID card in the hotel room. TPN notes there have been in terms of pickpocketing issues in the Pattaya area 16 cases so far this year, with the most recent happening in early November. There have been arrests, including this most recent one, and Pattaya police vow they will continue to search for and arrest the suspects. Quote
xpaulo Posted November 18, 2022 Posted November 18, 2022 I think I witnessed this once in one of those cheap hotels near the Frankfurt train station. Drunk British guy went upstairs with a sexy woman, comes down five minutes later angry and demanding a refund for the hotel room or he would he call the police. The desk clerk put a telephone in front of him and said, here, you are welcome to call the police sir. vinapu 1 Quote
10tazione Posted November 25, 2022 Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 11:45 AM, reader said: but the officer informed him that what he did with the stranger was against Thai prostitution laws Does anyone know what the law is? I thought it is only illegal to sell body but buying is ok? Quote
thaiophilus Posted November 25, 2022 Posted November 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, 10tazione said: Does anyone know what the law is? I thought it is only illegal to sell body but buying is ok? Yes and no, up to a point. GIYF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand but TiT so the laws are not exactly paragons of clarity. Quote
