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French man arrested in Pattaya denies child-sex charge

Police arrest the suspect in his room in Pattaya on Sunday afternoon. (Photo supplied)

A 44-year-old French man has been arrested in Pattaya for allegedly paying for sex with a 13-year-old girl in the northeastern province of Nong Khai.

Police said the suspect was arrested in a room at the Pattaya Plaza Condotel on Soi Sukhumvit Pattaya 59 about 1pm on Sunday.

The man was wanted after he allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl at a hotel room in Nong Khai.

According to police, the girl was a victim of forced prostitution, sold when she visited her mother, who worked at a beer bar in Nong Khai.

The man denied the charge.

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