Boxer Somluck Cleared of Girl's Rape, Gets 2 Years for Lewd Abduction
- Thailand’s Appeal Court cleared Somluck Kamsing of attempting to rape a 17-year-old girl, citing inconsistencies in her testimony and no evidence of threats or coercion.
- The court upheld Kamsing’s conviction for taking someone under 18 for a lewd act and reduced his prison sentence from more than three years to two years.
- The court ordered Kamsing to pay an additional 80,000 baht in compensation, bringing the total to 200,000 baht, and barred him from leaving Thailand.
- Kamsing received bail pending a Supreme Court appeal, while the girl’s lawyer said she would also appeal the judgment.
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The former boxer, currently 53 years old, had been found guilty of kidnapping a minor for the purpose of assault and attempted rape, charges for which he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. But on Tuesday, the Khon Kaen (northeast) Regional Court of Appeal overturned the conviction for attempted rape, considering that the victim's testimony presented "incoherences" and that there was no evidence of coercion or threats. Somluck's sentence…
A court of appeal of Thailand annulled on Tuesday the conviction of former boxer Somluck Kamsing, 53, for attempted rape of a teenager, but kept the sentence for the crime of kidnapping. With the decision, the sentence was reduced from three to two years in prison. See also: Cristiano Ronaldo can pay a fine from the Portuguese Federation in less than 40 seconds of salary Champions League: PSG supporters make rockets in front of the hotel of Barc…
Boxe: Sentencing for Attempted Rape of Somluck Kamsing, Thailand's First Olympic Champion, Cancelled
Former boxer Somluck Kamsing saw his conviction for attempted rape overturned by a Thai court of appeal on Tuesday.
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Somluck Kamsing, now 53, won featherweight boxing gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Court of Appeals Region 4 overturned the lower court's ruling, sentencing Somluck Kamsing to 1 year and 12 months in prison without suspension for the crime of kidnapping a minor, but dismissing the charge of attempted rape.
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