NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A male lecturer at a university in this province accused of sexually abusing his two children has been charged with child rape, police said on Monday.
The allegation against the 47-year-old lecturer was made by his wife, 37, who also teaches at same university.
The woman filed her complaint with Muang police on April 27, alleging her husband had sexually abused their children - a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy - on several occasions.
Pol Col Kritaya Laoprasopwattana, the Muang police chief, said investigators had pressed an initial charge of statutory rape of minors aged below 13 years, as alleged by his wife. The man had reported to police, acknowledged the charges and denied them.
The lecturer had not been detained in custody because he was not considered a flight risk, Pol Col Kritaya said.
Pol Col Kritaya said the investigation was continuing.
Police had not yet received the result of physical examinations of the two children from Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.
The complainant had requested protection, and police in the locality where the woman was staying would be asked to look after her.