Thai photocopy shop owner denies attempted rape accusation
The owner of a photocopy shop in the Isaan province of Udon Thani denied an attempted rape accusation by a Thai teacher and offered 20,000 baht in compensation to the alleged victim to settle the matter legally.
The Thai teacher, Nachanok Intasang, accused the shop owner of attempting to rape her on Saturday, March 1. She visited the shop to make photocopies of her documents. Nachanok noticed the owner behaving suspiciously and thought he might have been drinking alcohol.
According to Nachanok, the owner unexpectedly closed and locked the shop’s front door. He claimed he was concerned that sunlight might make Nachanok feel hot or hurt her eyes.
Nachanok stated that she felt frightened and asked the owner to open the door but he refused. She promised not to take legal action against him if he let her go but he still ignored her plea.
Fearing for her safety, Nachanok fabricated a story, telling the owner that her boyfriend, a police officer, was waiting for her in the car. She warned him that her boyfriend would not let him off easily if anything happened to her.
Nachanok managed to flee from the shop and later shared her story on Facebook as evidence for filing a police complaint and as a warning to others.
Ban Pue Police Station officers summoned both parties to the station on March 2. The shop owner admitted to consuming alcohol on the day of the incident, explaining that he drank alcohol after an argument with his girlfriend.
He claimed that he regularly closed the door due to the bright sunlight and did not intend to frighten the teacher. He maintained that he had no intentions to sexually assault her.
According to a report by Channel 7, Nachanok demanded 20,000 baht in compensation from the shop owner, and he agreed to pay. While he insisted he had done nothing wrong, he agreed to the payment to bring the matter to an end. He would pay in instalments of 5,000 baht each.
In addition to the compensation, the shop owner was fined 500 baht under Section 392 of the Criminal Code for causing another person to feel fear.
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