Australian police tip leads to Chanthaburi child-porn arrest

Food vendor and teacher at local school found with clips of children aged 5-10

PUBLISHED : 12 Nov 2026 at 14:48

CHANTHABURI - A tip from the Australian police led Thai police to arrest a food vendor and a teacher at his school in this eastern province for taking and sharing upskirt photos and videos of children aged 5-10.

Pol Maj Gen Taratep Tupanit, the Chanthaburi provincial police commander, said Australian police in June tipped off their Thai counterparts about people who possessed pornographic video content of minors in Thailand.

Thai police then launched an investigation and apprehended a 49-year-old boiled rice vendor at his stall in tambon Thung Benja of Tha Mai district on Tuesday.

Police checked his mobile phone and computer, which were found to contain a large number of upskirt videos and pictures of children.

Police also found records showing the suspect had shared the content via a Line chat group with many people. The vendor admitted he took some of the pictures and videos himself, investigators said.

Information from the first suspect led police to a teacher in tambon Thung Benja. He was arrested at his school on Wednesday.

Police examined the mobile phone of the 45-year-old teacher, identified only as Bom, and found upskirt content of children aged 5-10 which had been shared with other people.

At the teacher’s office and house, police seized two mobile phones, a laptop computer, hard drives and an earwax removal tool with a built-in camera believed to be used to take the offending pictures.

Police said the teacher admitted he had taken the pictures.

Police arrest a food vendor on child pornography charges in Tha Mai district of Chanthaburi on Tuesday. (Police photo)