A Chinese couple has been taken into custody after engaging in sexual intercourse on a street in Thailand, as reported by the NY Post. Oh Zhihang, 67, and his partner Lin Tingting, 35, set up a tripod and began recording themselves while performing the act on the pavement in Pattaya on Wednesday.
Bystanders were shocked as the indecent couple carried on in broad daylight and in full view of the public. Police quickly responded to the scene in South Pattaya after a security guard reported the incident. He recounted seeing the couple having sex on the sidewalk near the entrance to the well-known Walking Street.
Suspects Identified and Apprehended
The guard managed to take photos of the couple before they left, which he later shared with the police, per the Bangkok Post. Officers located the couple at their hotel and brought them to the Pattaya City police station for interrogation. Humiliating footage showed their uncomfortable elevator ride and the couple’s “walk of shame” to the station.
Zhihang told authorities that he was unaware that engaging in public sex was against the law in Thailand. Zhihang communicated this to the police through an interpreter. “I’m a photographer who likes to travel around the world to take nude photos in various locations. I have visited many countries where I have done the same thing.” Officials disclosed that the couple expressed regret for their actions, stating, “I apologize to the Thai people and the officials for damaging the image of Pattaya.”
Police Colonel Songwut Chueplakij said the couple would be fined for engaging in lewd behavior. They face up to 10 years in prison if it is determined that they published their explicit content. “The maximum fine is 5,000 Baht [$149.24 USD] each for public indecency. They are also being interrogated in connection with the Computer Crime Act. This fine can be 100,000 Baht [$2984.72 USD].”
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
