[BunnySlippers]

But Thai police said he had not committed any crime in Thailand.

This is new.

[CaptainK]

But Thai police said he had not committed any crime in Thailand. This is new.

The story is changing by the hour.

I say we're back to square one by next Wednesday.

[Valpal1]

Federal officials in the United States, speaking on condition of anonymity, also identified the suspect as Karr, a 42-year-old American, and said he was being held in Bangkok on unrelated sex charges.

I think we've all been mis-interpreting this sentence to mean he was held for offenses committed in Thailand, when it really refers to the fact that he was held by Thai officials at the request of US officials on unrelated (to the JonBenet case) sex charges from California.