Posted on 10/18/2004 6:42:15 AM PDT by dead
A one-legged German at the centre of an HIV scare involving potentially hundreds of Thai women and girls was detained by a court today on immigration offences.
Hans-Otto Schiemann, 54, who claims to be infected with HIV and that he had unprotected sex with hundreds of Thais, was remanded in custody for a month after denying that he had overstayed his visa.
Schiemann, whose common-law Thai wife of five years has full-blown AIDS, has refused to take a blood test since being picked up on Wednesday last week.
Officials say they are powerless to charge him over his sexual activities but had printed 2,000 flyers warning students to avoid him and posted banners throughout the town of Chaiyaphum, northern Thailand.
Schiemann, who was not legally represented at the court in Chaiyaphum, was remanded after a 30-minute hearing and is due before a judge again on November 15.
As he was led away, Schiemann told reporters: "It's unfair to put me back in jail. I haven't committed any crime.
"I have the right to stay here in Thailand but now I have to stay in jail another month. This is a complete scandal, there is no justice in Thailand."
Schiemann told AFP last week that he had contracted HIV three years ago and was "like heroin to girls".
Neighbours said he drove around the town offering large sums of money to students for sex and also frequented karaoke bars to pick up women.
Health officials say the scale of the potential problem was not yet clear, with many women reluctant to come forward for an AIDS test, but said he could have had sex with up to 400 women and teenage girls.
Sommart Troy, of Thai group Aids and Social Concern, said before the hearing today she was demanding the authorities carry out an AIDS test to confirm Schiemann's claims.
"We are concerned with his rights but if you know you have contracted it and go to have sexual intercourse with someone it's like intention to murder in general law.
"I think he should be held for further investigation. It's not yet proven he has HIV yet."
The authorities claim the former German sailor has overstayed his 30-day visa by three years.
If found guilty, Schiemann was likely to be deported, according to Lieutenant Colonel Khampol Nonuch, heading the investigation. He could also be jailed for up to two years.
AFP
frequented karaoke bars to pick up women
Nothing makes the ladies swoon like a fifty-plus, one-legged German crooning the latest Hasselhoff ditties. Well, that and twenty bucks.
He looks like an older version of effin' - with an actual war wound.
Thai women are exceptionally pretty. I wonder what is wrong with Thai men (poverty?) that makes this German so attractive?
LOL, how much you want to bet this goober lying to impress people?
He know's he's pretty much a goner, so he wants to go out looking like a big man (in his own sad little world, anyway).
Still having sex while 'missing a leg'?
Sounds like the wrong leg is gone.
perhaps they meant to call him a "three-legged German" ...
How can someone afford to live for so long on "vacation"?
He's been busier than a one-legged man...oh, never mind.
I don't think any of these girls found him attractive -- forced prostitution is rampant in Thailand. Last I read, the going rate for selling your 9-10 year old daughter to a Thai brothel was about $50. And there's no shortage of Thai parents doing it. The girls are then forced to "service" dozens of customers a day, until they begin to show obvious signs of AIDS, at which point they are dumped on the street and replaced with newly bought girls.
a fifty-plus, one-legged German with full blown AIDS, that goes by the name of "Lucky"
That speaks even more porrly of Thai men.
His social live must be HOPPING.
Most of the customers are foreigners, including plenty of Americans.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The girls working in areas frequented by foreigners (i.e. tourists) are all 100% working there voluntarily. There is nothing forced about it. There is also no child prostitution in these areas. They take this very seriously in Thailand.
What you described, does exist, but it is in areas in strictly local brothels that are used exclusively by locals. Again, this is in no way taking place in any area frequented by foreigners.
Was one of his aliases "Fahey," perhaps?
Thai girls are especially pretty in the northern provinces, and command a high dollar when their families sell them at 10 or 11 into sexual slavery so as to have more resources to lavish on their sons.
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| Man in custody after Thai AIDS scare eTaiwan News, Taiwan - Hans-Otto Schiemann, 54, who claims to be infected with HIV and that he had unprotected sex with hundreds of Thais, was remanded in custody for a month after ... |
 The Age |
One-legged HIV spreader held on visa charges The Age, Australia - By Connie Levett. Hans-Otto Schiemann talks to reporters in the court at Chaiyaphum in northern Thailand. Photo: AFP. A former German ... |
| German HIV suspect denies visa violation Expatica, Netherlands - Hans-Otto Schiemann, 55, born in Schweinfurt, Germany, was arrested in Chaiyaphum province, 270 kilometres northeast of Bangkok, last month on charges of ... |
| German accused of HIV vendetta against Thai girls Reuters AlertNet, UK - ... Hans-Otto Schiemann, a 56-year-old former sailor from Schweinfurt in Bavaria, has become a figure of hate in northeastern Thailand, with posters plastered ... |
 BBC News |
German sparks Thai HIV scare BBC News, UK - Hans-Otto Schiemann, 56, says he is HIV-positive and has paid women in the town of Chaiyaphum for sex. A provincial health officer ... |
| Merciless mission of an Aids avenger The South African Star (subscription), South Africa - ... But since Thailand has no laws dealing with such a crime, prosecutors have hauled Hans-Otto Schiemann to court over immigration offences. ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) |
HIV German detained on immigration charges Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), Australia - ... agencies. Transmission man ... Hans-Otto Schiemann, who claims to have infected hundreds of Thai women and girls with HIV. Photo: AFP. ... |
| THE AIDS AVENGER The Mirror, UK - ... Last night woman-hating Hans-Otto Schiemann - who admits he has HIV - was behind bars as authorities tried to kick him out of the country for overstaying his ... |
| German wages HIV war against Thai girls The South African Star (subscription), South Africa - Hans-Otto Schiemann, a 56-year-old former sailor from Schweinfurt in Bavaria, has become a figure of hate in northeastern Thailand. ... |
| German in massive HIV scare faces deportation Independent Online, South Africa - Hans-Otto Schiemann, 54, said he was confirmed with the HIV virus three years ago, and health officials said he could have had unprotected sex with up to 400 ... |
 Electric New Paper |
German gave 450 Thai girls HIV, claims ex-wife Electric New Paper, Singapore - ... province. Mr Hans-Otto Schiemann, 56, is now in jail. But not for the crime of inflicting girls with the deadly virus that causes Aids. ... |
| German Man at Center of HIV Scare Detained in Thailand Voice of America, DC - Hans-Otto Schiemann, whose common-law Thai wife has AIDS, says he is infected with HIV and has had unprotected sex with hundreds of Thai women and teenage girls ... |
 The Age |
AIDS man went on Thai sex spree The Age, Australia - ... Hans-Otto Schiemann, 56, who has lived in Thailand for nine years, said he went on a sexual rampage after testing positive to HIV/AIDS in 2001. ... |
| German with HIV had sex with hundreds of women in Thailand Straits Times, Singapore - ... him. Hans-Otto Schiemann, 54, is a one-legged German at the centre of a mass HIV scare involving hundreds of Thai women. Confirmed ... |
| German faces deportation from Thailand in HIV row eTaiwan News, Taiwan - Hans-Otto Schiemann, 54, told AFP he was confirmed with the HIV virus three years ago, and health officials said he could have had unprotected sex with up to ... |
| Clarke shares 9/11 experiences Central Michigan LIFE - ... Chris Schiemann, Hemlock senior and College Republicans co-chairman, was impressed by Clarke’s political experience. “I liked ... |
 Radio Australia |
German man at centre of Thai AIDS scare Radio Australia, Australia - Authorities say Schiemann poses such a health threat that they have printed banners and thousands of flyers warning students away from him. ... |
LOL! Which NGO did you get this information from?
When they deport him they need to keep his penis.
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