Drug-addict jailed for 13 years for attempted rape of Thai teacher

A drug-addict was sentenced to 13 years and four months in prison for the attempted rape of a Thai teacher at a school in the northern province of Chiang Rai in January.

Security camera footage of the attack on the 41 year old female teacher, Autcharaporn, at Baan Pong Kluea School in Chiang Rai, went viral, garnering attention from Thai netizens earlier this year. The incident took place during the school holidays but the teacher was on the premises as a guard at the time.

While Autcharaporn was performing her duty, the attacker, 38 year old Nirun, approached and assaulted her. She fought back but was overpowered. Nirun dragged her into one of the classrooms with the intent to rape her. Fortunately, a male teacher arrived at the school in time, helped her, and sent her to the hospital.

The incident prompted public pressure on the Ministry of Education and relevant departments to abolish the policy requiring teachers to guard school property, as it is beyond their professional responsibilities. The Education Ministry eventually agreed to remove this after-school duty from all Thai teachers.

Autcharaporn’s case also encouraged another victim, a 17 year old girl, to come forward and file a complaint with the police. She reported that Nirun had tricked her into coming to his home, where he took drugs and sexually assaulted her.

Nirun later turned himself in at Mueang Chiang Rai Police Station but denied the accusations. He claimed he did not intend to rape the teacher, suggesting she was frightened by a knife in his hand and began attacking him first.

Nirun blamed the teacher, saying he attempted to explain that he was hired to trim trees on the school grounds. However, when the teacher did not believe him, he became angry and assaulted her. The police, however, were not convinced by his defence.

Nirun was detained from January 21 until the Chiang Rai Provincial Court reached a verdict on Thursday, August 29. He was sentenced to 13 years and four months in prison, fined 500 baht, and ordered to pay 378,000 baht in compensation to the victim.

UPDATE 1: Chiang Rai man charged for assaulting teacher and young woman

Two teenage women lodged a complaint concerning a 38 year old man, who had allegedly assaulted a female teacher in a school in Chiang Rai. The incident occurred at around 3pm yesterday (January 22), in a school at the Ban Pong Klua village in the Doi Lan sub-district of Chiang Rai province.

According to the 18 year old complainant, the accused, Nirund, had contacted her on January 17, requesting her to arrange a liquor party at Ban Pong Klua on January 18. She and her 17 year old companion arrived at the designated location at 9pm on the agreed date.

Nirund claimed he had to run an errand at a convenience store and sought to borrow her motorcycle. Since the vehicle was newly purchased, she was hesitant to let him use it alone. She, therefore, sent her friend along with him.

However, Nirund took them to a house nestled amidst a garden under the pretext of taking a bath. He then produced a hallucinogenic drug and, after consuming it, threatened the 17 year old with a gun before assaulting her. When the news about Nirund’s arrest for assaulting the teacher broke out, the girls decided to come forward with their complaint, reported KhaoSod.

The Chiang Rai Provincial Police Commander, Pol. Col. Manop Senakul, revealed that Nirund was a serial offender involved in several cases, including assaulting a teacher and, now, tricking a young woman into arranging a liquor party only to assault her.

This incident happened just two days before he assaulted the teacher. He urged others who might have been victimised by Nirund to come forward and file complaints for simultaneous case proceedings, as Nirund was considered a societal threat.

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ORIGINAL STORY: Drug addict attacks Thai teacher after school hours (video)

A drug addict surrendered to police after attacking a Thai teacher at a school in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The suspect claimed the victim hurt him first, so he acted in self-defence.

Mueang Chiang Rai Police Station and Dhammanan Chiang Rai Rescue Team were alerted to the physical assault at Baan Pong Kluea School at about 1.40pm on Saturday, January 20. The 41 year old teacher, Autcharaporn, was rushed to a hospital with a mouth wound and bruises all over her face and body. It was later confirmed that three of her ribs were broken in the attack.

The attack took place when Autcharaporn was alone at the school to secure the school grounds over the weekend. Security duties fell to Thai teachers following a move by the school to reduce the number of caretakers. Each teacher had to take turns staying at the school to ensure the safety of the premises.

Over the weekend, two children who had come to play at the school witnessed the incident. However, they were too frightened to assist their teacher as the attacker was wielding a knife. Instead, they sought help from a male teacher to aid Autcharaporn.

Security camera footage reveals the attacker approaching teacher Autcharaporn, who attempted to defend herself with a stick. Despite the presence of the weapon, the attacker showed no fear and proceeded to physically assault the teacher.

Autcharaporn suffered punches and kicks, while the assailant attempted to drag her into a classroom.

Fortunately, a male teacher arrived at the school in a pickup truck. Autcharaporn then ran out of the classroom to get help. The attacker immediately fled the scene after seeing another teacher. The children said the attacker got away on his motorcycle.

Rape history

The attacker was later identified as a 38 year old man named Nirun. He was hired to trim trees inside the school and had been working there for three weeks before the incident. He turned himself in at Mueang Chiang Rai Police Station yesterday, January 21.

Police believed that Nirun planned to sexually assault the teacher but he denied this charge. He claimed that he was walking past the teacher and dropped his belongings on the floor which scared the teacher. He said he apologised and clarified to the teacher that he came to work at the school.

Nirun said that the teacher did not believe him, grabbed a knife and tried to attack him. This made him angry and he physically attacked the teacher, as can be seen in the security camera footage. He later admitted that he had taken 10 methamphetamine tablets, better known as Yaba, before coming to work at the school.

Officers were not convinced by Nirun’s confession after they discovered he was jailed for two years for raping a 14 year old girl in 2011. Officers initially charged Nirun with physically assaulting another person leading to a serious injury. The charge relating to his sexual intent would be brought after the police gathered sufficient evidence.

The physical assault charge results in imprisonment from six months to 10 years and a fine from 10,000 to 200,000 baht under Section 397 of the Criminal Law.

This case raises concerns about the safety of Thai teachers and the security duties that go beyond their teaching responsibilities. After it became a top hashtag on Thai Twitter, the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) proposed a plan to hire 14,000 caretakers to look after schools and ease the burden of teachers on the Office of the Prime Minister.

OBEC urged schools and community leaders in each area to discuss and find residents to guard schools while waiting for the plan to be approved.

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