Foreigners Sexually Assualt British Couple

A British tourist couple were victims of a horrendous sex attack ordeal while on holiday in Koh Chang being subjected to a night of terror in which they say they were drugged and raped by a gang they suspect preys on foreign tourists.

The couple did not wish to be identified but the man, remembers being forced to watch as his wife was sexually assaulted by two men.For the next 48 hours, the couple lay in a haze in their bungalow as their memories gradually returned.

They called the police, but when nobody went to see them, they went to a local hospital to be examined by doctors.

The male victim said 'The doctor there examined us and listened to our story and seemed to know what had happened straight away.

'He told us we were showing all the symptoms of having been given the drug Dormicum – a date rape drug. I do not know the drug, but it seemed of no surprise to the doctor.' Examinations showed both had been raped and sexually abused in other ways.

They contacted the police, who they say showed little interest and did little in the way of investigation.They also contacted British authorities, but say the British representative on the island who came to see them was not
interested either.

The husband said 'I know many people are not going to believe this and say that we must have been taking drugs through choice. But nothing could be further from the truth.'

The wife said the night of their ordeal began with a drink at a beach bar, where they met an Englishwoman and some Frenchmen. They stayed in their company at the bar, although at one point she and her partner left for a while, returning to join them when she believed their drinks were spiked.

'Things became a bit hazy. And then one of the Frenchmen lifted me up and carried me out of the bar. In a normal situation I would not let anybody do such a thing. It was bizarre.'

The group all went back to the couple's bungalow.

'Then things got hazier and hazier,' she said.

Everything was a blur.'

The husband said that he could vaguely remember being outside the bungalow and watching through a window as his wife was being assaulted by the men.

'The next thing it was light and I was lying on the balcony in a foetal position and the Frenchman were standing above me looking down and laughing and saying what they had done to my wife.'

He realized then that he too had been sexually abused. They contacted the British Embassy and were visited by a consular representative, a local Thai, who told them the police would not take the case seriously.

A Thai Police spokesman strenuously denied they were not taking the couple's complaint seriously and stated that a proper investigation was under way.

A British Embassy spokesman said: 'The consular team in Bangkok have been in touch throughout to give help and advice to the British nationals involved and are urgently following up with the Thai police.

'A member of staff from our consulate in Pattaya visited the British nationals within the first day of the embassy being contacted to provide face-to-face assistance. Our consular staff in London have also been in touch with the family members in the UK.'

British citizens in the 11 Eastern Region provinces are fortunate to have consular representation that is based in Pattaya so when they have a problem they can get assistance. Many American,German,Australian, Russian and Scandanavian residents in Pattaya have asked for permanent consular services in this region based on the success of the British consular office in Pattaya.