US teacher arrested on paedophile charges may get 30 years.
"Thailand deports US teacher arrested on paedophile charges
Thailand Friday deported an American teacher who has been in jail since being arrested last year on child sex charges, the US Embassy said Friday.
Steven Erik Prowler, 57, allegedly paid money to two boys, aged 15 and 16, to perform oral sex. Following the arrest, police searched his apartment and found more than 100 photos of naked Asian boys, the embassy said in a statement.
Police also obtained his journals describing sexual encounters dating back more than a decade with underage Asian boys. Prowler worked in Bangkok as an English instructor at a government-run school. He will be tried in the United States for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places. If convicted, Prowler could face up to 30 years in jail." Agence France-Presse via The Nation - breaking news - Friday 12th May 2006
Do they deport males who have underage sex with girls
All the publicity seems to be about little boys. One would almost think that little girls are safe in Thailand.
Some years ago a Thai Government spokeperson admitted there were 200,000 sex workers and that 25% of all sex workers were under 16. He did not suggest they were all male