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| Thai ex-model charged with human trafficking after selling 16-year-old for sex | Thai ex-model charged with human trafficking after selling 16-year-old for sex |
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| A former Thai underwear model has been charged with human trafficking after she allegedly sent undercover police officers photos of a 16-year-old girl she claimed was a prostitute. | A former Thai underwear model has been charged with human trafficking after she allegedly sent undercover police officers photos of a 16-year-old girl she claimed was a prostitute. |
| Alisa Jaidee, 32, was arrested at Suvaranbumi Airport in Bangkok earlier this week and accused of selling the teenager for sex online. | Alisa Jaidee, 32, was arrested at Suvaranbumi Airport in Bangkok earlier this week and accused of selling the teenager for sex online. |
| The legal age of consent in Thailand is 18 years old. | The legal age of consent in Thailand is 18 years old. |
| She had allegedly sent dozens of other images of young women to undercover police who were posing as paedophiles. | She had allegedly sent dozens of other images of young women to undercover police who were posing as paedophiles. |
| Investigators said the ex-Maxim model had arranged for the teenager to have sex with the policeman for 15,000 baht (£342) using the messaging app, Line. | Investigators said the ex-Maxim model had arranged for the teenager to have sex with the policeman for 15,000 baht (£342) using the messaging app, Line. |
| She then planned to give the girl 7,000 baht (£160) and keep 8,000 baht (£183) for herself, police said. | She then planned to give the girl 7,000 baht (£160) and keep 8,000 baht (£183) for herself, police said. |
| Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Suntiyit Tavorn told The Sun that Jaidee had been “uncooperative” and had tried to throw away her phone at one point. | Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Suntiyit Tavorn told The Sun that Jaidee had been “uncooperative” and had tried to throw away her phone at one point. |
| The investigation “had found that the accused had a clear role in the activity” he said, adding: “She was involved in the division of funds for the purchase of sexual services.” | The investigation “had found that the accused had a clear role in the activity” he said, adding: “She was involved in the division of funds for the purchase of sexual services.” |
| She has now been charged with “procuring a girl aged under 18 for a sex service and promoting an underage girl’s lewd act for payment or other benefits”, he said. | She has now been charged with “procuring a girl aged under 18 for a sex service and promoting an underage girl’s lewd act for payment or other benefits”, he said. |