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CRIMINAL LAW IN THAILAND utopia Part LXIII: Sex crimes _ the pimp
- Published: 15/05/2011 at 03:29 AM
- Newspaper section: Spectrum
As discussed in recent weeks, criminal law in Thailand does not severely punish private acts of paid-for sex between a prostitute and a customer if they are consenting adults.
As we discussed last week, however, there are tough penalties for using the services of underage prostitutes. Likewise, the criminal law in Thailand is much stricter about those running businesses selling sex.
The Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act includes light penalties for prostitutes and their customers, but by far the strictest laws in Thailand relating to prostitution target those who engage in the business of selling sex by prostitutes _ brothel owners and operators, for example. Section 11 of the act provides that the owner, administrator or manager of a prostitution business or place of prostitution shall be punished with a fine and from three to 15 years' imprisonment.
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- Writer: James Finch & Nilobon Tangprasit
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