An ex-staffer on the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been charged after he used quite a few cameras to spy on feminine employees.
An ex-employee who labored on the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been charged by Royal Thai Police with sexual and public nuisance offences.
The Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce confirmed that the arrest was made on January 6.
The ABC have recognized the person as former IT techniques supervisor on the embassy – Financial institution Thamsongsana – who’s a married Australian and Thai citizen and reportedly in his 30s.
It’s alleged {that a} SD card filled with photos of feminine employees was found on the ground of the ladies’s loos final yr which led to quite a few spy cameras directed on the feminine showers and bogs being situated.
It’s unknown how the spy cameras had been put in or how lengthy they’ve been in pressure. Authorities staff knowledgeable the ABC that “they really feel compromised and threatened” and sought help from the embassy on how “to handle the intense psychological impacts of this matter”.
Thamsongsana faces a most of 10 years in jail or a effective of 20,000 baht (equates to A$850). He spent one night time in jail and has been launched on bail.