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David Fletcher
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Following on from last weeks article by the British press, EAS has recently received this press release from SISHA [4] requesting a Call to the Public for information
On Sunday 27th of June, Mr. David Fletcher, a British national living in Phnom Penh, suspected of child abuses, was arrested at the guest house by Royal Thai Police for immigration offences, specifically failing to notify the Thai immigration authorities of his previous criminal convictions in the UK. Fletcher is currently in a Thai immigration detention centre awaiting a decision from the Thai authorities regarding deportation.
On Wednesday the 23rd of June 2010, media articles were published in Cambodia and other countries which alleged that Fletcher was running a not-for-profit organisation which provided food and medical services to children living in the Stung Meancheay dump site in Phnom Penh. The media articles further alleged that Fletcher was sexually abusing young children living at the dump site.
On Friday 25th of June 2010, as a result of media articles published, Fletcher fled Cambodia and travelled across land into Thailand.
For the past two years, the British Police Child Exploitation and Online Protection team (CEOP), in cooperation with the Cambodia National Police and NGO’s South East Asia Investigations into Social and Humanitarian Activities (SISHA) [4] and APLE have been investigating British national Mr. David Fletcher for alleged sexual abuse of children in Cambodia.
The British Police Child Exploitation and Online Protection team (CEOP), in cooperation with the Royal Thai Police and NGO - South East Asia Investigations into Social and Humanitarian Activities (SISHA [4]), acting on information provided by concerned citizens living in Cambodia, located Fletcher at a guest house in Bangkok.
Call to the Public
South East Asia Investigations into Social and Humanitarian Activities (SISHA [4]), is continuing its investigation into the allegations against Fletcher and asks that members of the community who have information regarding Fletcher and his alleged criminal activity or have been potential victims of his abuse, to please contact SISHA on email investigations [at] sisha [dot] org - by telephone 017 382 877 or via the SISHA online reporting form [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.expat-advisory.com/articles/113
[2] http://www.expat-advisory.com/articles/2401
[3] http://www.expat-advisory.com/sites/default/files/southeast-asia/article_images/suspected-pedophile-david-fletcher-arrested-bangkok-public_david-fletcher-cambodia_june-29-2010-948am.jpg
[4] http://www.sisha.org/
[5] http://www.sisha.org/report_abuse.php