Mr. Paisan was arrested, claiming visions of sexual misconduct and suspiciously searching for names of "karma spirits" from school yearbooks. The behavior of two victims who were molested was revealed. Initially, he has not given a statement and is awaiting legal advice from a lawyer.
At 10:30 a.m. on 20 May 2026 GMT+7, at the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Pol. Lt. Gen. Natsak Chawanasai, CIB commander; Pol. Maj. Gen. Phatthanasak Bupphasuwan, Provincial Police Region commander; Pol. Col. Pathak Kwan-na, deputy provincial police commander; Pol. Col. Eksit Pansita, chief of division 4, Provincial Police Region; Pol. Lt. Col. Attawit Sukthat, deputy chief of division 4, Provincial Police Region; and Pol. Lt. Col. Narong Hansantia, officer of division 4, jointly held a press conference titled "Ending the Bizarre Karma Ritualist!" They announced the arrest of Mr. Paisan, aged 67, under two warrants from the Criminal Court numbered 2840/2569 and 2841/2569, on charges of "rape of a person unable to resist" and "abduction of a minor." He was apprehended at his home in Pa Sang district, Lamphun province.
A search of the residence recovered six categories of evidence: Category 1 included clothing and traditional loincloths worn on the day of the incident, totaling five items.
Category 2 comprised 13 school yearbooks from various institutions.
Category 3 consisted of 85 documents and books detailing the histories of monks and temples.
Category 4 contained 33 documents showing records of visitors and patients, including names, addresses, and phone numbers of victims.
Category 5 included seven electronic devices.
Category 6 covered 55 other items, such as copies of bankbooks, land title deeds, and miscellaneous documents.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Natsak Chawanasai, CIB commander, stated that Mr. Paisan, the accused, is known online. Complaints from victims prompted investigations and evidence gathering, including search warrants for documents. Multiple yearbooks, history books, and other related materials were seized.
Mr. Paisan allegedly claimed to have visions and a sixth sense allowing communication with karmic spirits who hold grudges. He used this claim to deceive people suffering from illness into performing karma-clearing rituals.
The deception involved convincing victims that the root cause of their suffering was in their past lives. Exploiting their faith and vulnerability, he persuaded them to participate in rituals where multiple sexual abuses occurred. Victims feared injustice and reported the case to the Central Investigation Bureau in Bangkok.
Case 1: A victim with chronic headaches sought treatment from modern doctors without improvement, eventually becoming unable to work. After seeing on social media that Mr. Paisan could cure via karma rituals, the victim met him on 2 May. After describing symptoms, Mr. Paisan called the victim for a private ritual session where sexual abuse occurred, claimed to be a Hindu Brahmin karma-clearing method.
Case 2: In February 2025, a victim brought her mother suffering from persistent back pain for treatment at the ritualist's place. The suspect separated mother and child, showing particular interest in the patient's son. The mother was taken out to eat, and the son was brought into a private room and told he had bad karma requiring a clearing ritual involving sexual abuse, constituting molestation. There is also another victim.
Evidence showed sexual misconduct patterns dating back to 2023. Investigations revealed Mr. Paisan repeatedly used similar sexual abuse methods, including unusual acts involving animals.
On 9 May, police searched two locations: Mr. Paisan's home in Lamphun, seizing clothes, phones, name lists, yearbooks, and 48 historical documents; and a close disciple's residence in Chiang Mai, where important documents were also seized.
Additional evidence, such as traditional loincloths and outfits seen in victims' videos, was recovered. After gathering sufficient proof, two arrest warrants were approved: one for rape of a person unable to resist, punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of 400,000 baht; the other for abducting a minor over 15 but under 18 years old for sexual purposes, punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment and a 300,000 baht fine.
On 19 May, Mr. Paisan was taken into custody at his home in Lamphun province under the warrants and initially denied all charges.
He promoted himself as having visions of past lives, telling victims they had committed karmic offenses in previous incarnations leading to their present suffering.
When victims sought him out, they were asked to provide personal information and describe their troubles. They were then instructed to visit various temples to pray, supposedly to accelerate the ritualist's visions. During these visits, victims had to photograph themselves at each temple and send the images to Mr. Paisan.
Once convinced of the victims’ belief, he claimed to have visions naming specific karmic spirits and their locations. When victims visited these places, they allegedly encountered the named individuals, reinforcing their belief.
Regarding how Mr. Paisan could accurately name real individuals as karmic spirits, police found at his home a strong interest in history and discovered many school yearbooks from elementary to university levels. Each name in these books had marks beside it. Investigations revealed the names he identified as karmic spirits were taken from these yearbooks, with some individuals later approached by victims seeking forgiveness rituals. Some yearbooks showed over 90% of names marked, indicating extensive use in the deception.