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Briton sentenced to 18 months in Cambodian jail for sexually abusing minors

Xinhua, June 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Cambodia's Siem Reap Provincial Court sentenced an elderly British man to 18 months in prison on Friday for sexually abusing three underage boys.

Roy Sheppard, 77, was convicted of "Indecent Act" of Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation against three underage boys between 12 and 16 years old, said a statement issued by child protection NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE), which assisted the police in a probe leading to the arrest and conviction.

The court also ordered his deportation from Cambodia after he served his jail term and fined him 1,000 U.S. dollars in compensation to each of the victims.

Sheppard was arrested by Siem Reap Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile protection police in October last year after receiving complaints from the parents of the victims. Later, he was released on bail by the court for health reason.

APLE's program director Vando Khoem applauded the verdict against Sheppard and urged the authorities to bring him to serve his sentence.

Cambodia launched an anti-pedophile operation in 2003 in a bid to end its reputation as a haven for child sex offenders. Since then, dozens of foreigners have been imprisoned for child sex crimes. Enditem