A former pilot and another man have been arrested in Bangkok and Chanthaburi for allegedly luring women into having sex and posting sex shows for payment from subscribers in online chat groups.
Police searched a house in Saphan Sung district, Bangkok, and arrested a man identified only as Phattharawit, a former pilot.
In the second raid, another man identified only as Atthaphol was arrested at a house in Chanthaburi.
The operation followed a complaint by a victim against Mr Phattharawit, whom she knew via Instagram, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
According to the victim, Mr Phattharawit had created a profile of an airline pilot on social media. After they chatted online and became close, the man allegedly enticed her to a hotel room where they had sex. Later, the victim found indecent videos showing her posted on the VK social media and other platforms. Her Facebook and Instagram accounts were also put on those social media platforms.
Police began an investigation and found that both suspects had posted those clips, which led to their arrest.
According to the investigation, Mr Phattharawit had opened rooms at a hotel in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district 13 times last year to trick women into having sex with him and videotaped their sexual acts.
In 2021, the former pilot had opened rooms seven times at the same hotel. The investigation found that he had allegedly videotaped sex acts with good-looking young women and opened membership for people wanting to view those clips via chat groups on social media. Investigators found that 29 women had fallen victim to him.
A criminal record check showed that Mr Phattharawit had previously been prosecuted for the same offences.
During the arrest, Mr Phatthawarit told the officers that he used to work as a pilot for Thai Airways International.
