A young woman has accused three Chinese men of assaulting and jointly raping her at a house in Pattaya early Wednesday morning.
The 21-year-old, from Loei province, told police she accused three Chinese men of physically assaulting and raping her at a house in tambon Nong Prue.
The woman, identified only as May, told police she and a friend had visited a pub in South Pattaya on Tuesday night. After a few drinks her friend left to meet her Chinese boyfriend, leaving her at the pub alone.
Soon after, a Thai woman approached and invited her to sit with her group. The woman, whose name was not known, then introduced May to a Chinese man.
She then went with the group to a karaoke bar.
Eventually, the Chinese man invited her to continue singing at his house at Soi Khao Talo 7, police said.
When they arrived she saw there were two other Chinese men already inside the house. Shortly after, the three men dragged her into a bedroom, where they allegedly assaulted her and took turns raping her, according to her statement.
She was left in shock and was crying afterwards, but the men paid no heed other than to give her 1,000 baht.
She booked a ride via a mobile app and left the house, going straight to the police station to file a complaint.
Police investigators later visited the house. The three Chinese men inside were taken to Nong Prue police station.
During questioning, two of the men admitted to having sex with the woman but claimed it was consensual and a service fee had been discussed in advance. They denied raping her.
A police source said May and the three men were currently engaged in negotiations. The woman initially demanded 300,000 baht in compensation from each of the three men, whose names have not been released. So far, no settlement had been reached, the source said.
