Woman farmer jailed for luring girl, 13, into sex
A woman was yesterday handed a 15-year prison term for luring a girl into prostitution in Japan three years ago.
The Criminal Court sentenced Jirawan Jomsawang to 15 years with no remission, ruling that her only defence, that she had not personally know the victim, then 13, was insufficient and unconvincing.The prosecution said she had lulled the unidentified girl and her parents into believing that she would work as a waitress at a restaurant in Japan. The girl was sold to a woman in Pathum Thani province, who took her to Japan. There she was forced to have sex with male customers in two major cities for around 10 months before she managed to escape and seek help from the Thai Embassy in Tokyo. The Crime Suppression Division arrested Jirawan, a farmer in Phayao province, in December 2004. She maintained her innocence throughout the trial.
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