The Anti-Trafficking in Women and Children Division raided a Muay Thai camp in Rayong, arresting the manager who organized boys for trafficking under the ring to male clients. A Norwegian patron with a preference for boys was found to provide money and goods to keep victims silent.
On 15 July, Pol. Lt. Gen. Natsak Chewanasai, Commander of the Crime Suppression Division, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Witthaya Sriprasertphap, Chief of the Anti-Trafficking Division, ordered Pol. Col. Warit Pathumarak, Chief of Division 2, and Pol. Lt. Narongwet Chiwdej, investigator of Division 2, together with officials from the Rayong and Chonburi Social Development and Human Security Offices, to arrest Mr. Naruet, aka Check, 28, under the Criminal Court warrant no. 3772/2026 dated 7 July 2026. He is charged with human trafficking by exploiting children aged over 15 but under 18 for commercial sexual purposes, as owner, supervisor, or manager of a prostitution business.
Following reports, investigators from Division 2 learned that individuals running a Muay Thai training camp in Rayong were coercing boy boxers under 18 into providing commercial sexual services to male clients with homosexual preferences for profit.
Further investigation revealed that Mr. Check, the suspect, managed the camp and arranged for underage boxers to provide sexual services to male clients. Officers planned an undercover operation with an informant posing as a trainee to verify the illegal activities, discovering about 30 boxers, male and female, Thai and foreign, aged from under 18 up to 35 years old at the camp.
When questioned, Mr. Check admitted he could supply boxers for sexual services upon client request, charging from 2,000 baht upward. He claimed the boys involved were troubled youths or from problematic families seeking money for leisure. He sent images of the boys via Line before clients decided. He explained that services mostly involved the boys assisting clients to climax or initiating contact themselves. He identified over 15 such boxers, providing names and photos to authorities.
Subsequently, officers conducted a field operation at two targets. The first team staged a sting operation to buy sexual services from three victims under 18—Mr. A, 16; Mr. B, 15; and Mr. C, 13—agreeing on 3,000 baht each, with 2,000 baht going to the boy and 1,000 to Mr. Check. They arranged a meeting at a resort room in Chonburi, where officers arrested Mr. Check. He confessed and was handed over to Division 2 for prosecution.
The second team inspected the camp, screening 12 boys for trafficking victim status. They found 15 boys aged 11 to 19 at the camp without guardians. The boys reported that a foreign man named Mr. John (alias), a Norwegian, financially supported the camp. Whenever Mr. John visited, his secretary Ms. Bee (alias) summoned boys privately to a lounge room where he sexually abused them in various ways, including mutual acts and swinging, while recording photos and videos. Mr. John paid between 500 and 5,000 baht each time and warned the boys not to disclose the abuse. If he favored a boy, he provided items like phones and school uniforms, and supported poor families with household and guardian expenses.
Some boys also reported that the camp owner knew about these acts but remained silent and did not intervene. Families were aware but did not report, believing Mr. John’s financial support helped the children and improved their living conditions.
A multidisciplinary team concluded that at least six boys were victims of sexual abuse by Mr. John. Investigations are ongoing to gather more evidence and locate Mr. John for legal action.