BANGKOK • A South Korean man accused of duping more than 20 Thai women into forced prostitution in his home country has been arrested in Bangkok, an officer said..
BANGKOK • A South Korean man accused of duping more than 20 Thai women into forced prostitution in his home country has been arrested in Bangkok, an officer said.
Kim Hyoung Joon, 39, is believed to be part of a transnational gang funnelling Thai women into the sex trade in South Korea, and his arrest follows efforts by Bangkok and Seoul to dismantle the group.
Thai police said yesterday that Kim promised the women jobs as masseuses in South Korea. But upon their arrival, they were forced into sex work by pimps who seized their passports and blocked any attempts at escape.
“More than 20 women have been lured by this gang over the past two to three years, ” said Mr Songsak Raksaksakul, deputy director of Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations.
