Pretty dang low.
Posted on 01/04/2005 4:30:26 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
A BOY whose mother died in the tsunami is feared to have been kidnapped from a Thai hospital by a pedophile.
Kristian Walker, 12, from Stockholm, was said to have been led away by a dark-haired stranger. Swedish police sent seven officers to Thailand to investigate.
The boy's father, Dan Walker said he was gravely concerned for his son.
He said that Kristian and two of his other children went on holiday to the Thai resort of Khao Lak with his mother -- Mr Walker's ex-wife -- and her boyfriend.
When the tsunami struck their hotel, Mr Walker's ex-wife was thought to have died along with her boyfriend and Kristian. The other two children survived.
Mr Walker flew to Thailand to pick up the two and returned to Sweden with them, only to learn Kristian had been taken to a hospital near Khao Lak by a middle-aged, moustached European on the day of the tsunami.
"Kristian was treated and released, but he was brought back the follow-
ing day by the same man to have his wounds treated. Then, once again they left, hand in hand, and haven't been seen since," he said.
Mr Walker said his father, an American citizen, was in Thailand looking for the youngster.
Dr Kampongsree Somprutthana confirmed Kristian was treated at the hospital.
"Kristian was here in the hospital," he said. "He was taken away by a man."
The man he left with was described as "European-looking, with a moustache and a red shirt".
A child protection group has warned that pedophiles could be taking advantage of the chaos to prey on youngsters.
Karren Flanagan, Australian spokeswoman for anti-child sex tourism group Child Wise, said
it was possible pedophiles could snatch children orphaned by the disaster or kids wandering alone after being cut off from relatives.
"In times of natural disasters or war children become even more vulnerable," Ms Flanagan said.
"It doesn't surprise us at all that these things are starting to happen."
Indonesian authorities have launched an investigation into reports of trafficking of children orphaned by the quake.
There have also been claims of sexual abuse of children in Sri Lanka.
A bullet in the brain appeals as an immediate answer. Many, I'm sure, will regard that as far too good for them and possibly wasting a good bullet.
What should be done with the scum who partake in such despicable behaviour?
I thought the swedes supported pedophilia? Kinda like the belgians.
NAMBLA should be tried as a criminal org. I wonder if they would even punish this perv if they find the boy alive? Sickos
Simple.
Burn them.
I have an uncle who's "like that".
Hunt them down.
Most may not actually murder the child afterwards but they "kill" them, nonetheless.
HOW can you be so cruel? You will forever be listed on Amnesty International's list of sinners.
Pretty dang low.
I don't think the term "dark-haired" applies to that guy...
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or sucked up those giant blowholes.
Yeah but check out the moustache ;-)
How about this one?
Not true. Most pedophiles will go to Cambodia, not Thailand. Thailand it will get you 5 to 20 years in a Thai jail. In Cambodia very little will happen to you even if caught.
Very sad story. Won't see the gay-positive agenderers saying anything about this.
You know, I am as much against peophelia as anyone (who wouldn't be), but this article really has no facts to support such an allegation. This mustachioed man may be anything but. It is possible that he is only helping a young man who may not even know any of his family is alive, and may not even know his own identity after this trauma.
So why don't we relax until all the facts are in and maybe out of the chaos of the aftermath of the tidal wave might come a tale of redemption, not abomination.
Let's give it another day or so and see how the story ends.
I pray you are right.
Here's mine: bullet-in-the-brain = liberal-demokkkRAT-progressive-socialist-nazi-commie-fascist-homo-deviant-pedophile-degenerate-lowlife-subhuman-dirtbag-garbage-scum-trash-pigsh!t-FILTH.
OK, on a thread I read yesterday there were one or two defenders of Thailand, claiming the problem of child prostitution was no worse than here in the U.S. If that were true, then why didn't we read about these types of concerns and incidents during all those hurricanes in Florida last year? Some, not all, tourists go to Thailand specifically to prey on young girls and boys.
It's stunning that a man would take advantage of a young boy who had just lived through the most terrifying ordeal of his young life and no doubt believes his entire family to be dead. I'm (almost) speechless.
" It is possible that he is only helping a young man who may not even know any of his family is alive, and may not even know his own identity after this trauma."
Why would he take the boy out of the hospital, instead of leaving him where family could more easily find him?
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