Posted on 01/04/2005 4:30:26 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
A BOY whose mother died in the tsunami is feared to have been kidnapped from a Thai hospital by a pedophile.
Kristian Walker, 12, from Stockholm, was said to have been led away by a dark-haired stranger. Swedish police sent seven officers to Thailand to investigate.
The boy's father, Dan Walker said he was gravely concerned for his son.
He said that Kristian and two of his other children went on holiday to the Thai resort of Khao Lak with his mother -- Mr Walker's ex-wife -- and her boyfriend.
When the tsunami struck their hotel, Mr Walker's ex-wife was thought to have died along with her boyfriend and Kristian. The other two children survived.
Mr Walker flew to Thailand to pick up the two and returned to Sweden with them, only to learn Kristian had been taken to a hospital near Khao Lak by a middle-aged, moustached European on the day of the tsunami.
"Kristian was treated and released, but he was brought back the follow-
ing day by the same man to have his wounds treated. Then, once again they left, hand in hand, and haven't been seen since," he said.
Mr Walker said his father, an American citizen, was in Thailand looking for the youngster.
Dr Kampongsree Somprutthana confirmed Kristian was treated at the hospital.
"Kristian was here in the hospital," he said. "He was taken away by a man."
The man he left with was described as "European-looking, with a moustache and a red shirt".
A child protection group has warned that pedophiles could be taking advantage of the chaos to prey on youngsters.
Karren Flanagan, Australian spokeswoman for anti-child sex tourism group Child Wise, said
it was possible pedophiles could snatch children orphaned by the disaster or kids wandering alone after being cut off from relatives.
"In times of natural disasters or war children become even more vulnerable," Ms Flanagan said.
"It doesn't surprise us at all that these things are starting to happen."
Indonesian authorities have launched an investigation into reports of trafficking of children orphaned by the quake.
There have also been claims of sexual abuse of children in Sri Lanka.
AND some here are calling for a wait and see attitude, consider the guy altruistic in taking the child from the hospital. Well the boy is 12, all he has to do is take him to the embassy of his country, and they can contact the relatives. This I fear is not going to have a good ending.
If the boy is twelve, this isn't pedophilia, but pederasty.
That's my fear as well. And the attitude of other countries on this issue burns my biscuits as well.
Call it what you will - it's still gravely WRONG.
Most definitely gravely wrong.
My point though is that a pederast is a queer predator, but calling it pedophilia removes the homosexual aspect of the crime. It is a PC whitewash of the queer behavior pattern.
More than a fair point you raise. The gay lobby would be more than happy for us all to fudge on that point.
Euhhh. Don't say 'fudge' in this context.
;O)
Never again!
I thought Slick Willy tried to make EVERYWHERE safe for queers. As for the rest of us, well...
I agree with tenthirteen, HUNT them all down and get rid of them. (Permanently). Children should not be subjected to that kind of behavior. It is just unacceptable. We need to use all means to protecting our children.
As the father of a sexually abused child I find the quick way out too easy.
Firing Squad from 300 meters. Firing squad will consist of 6 blind folks using .22 shorts. Said Pedophile gets no blindfold and is Zip tied to a tree. No time limit.......
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