Parents of 'abused' girls' want transfers

The parents of all nine schoolgirls at the centre of a sexual molestation scandal have submitted a joint request for their children to be transferred out of Prachanukul School.
Six girls have said they wish to attend schools outside Bangkok while the other three want to go to schools in Sai Mai district, where Prachanukul is located. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, which runs Prachanukul, is seeking Bt5,000 in emergency student loans for each of the nine girls. Deputy city clerk Anant Siraphassaraphorn said the nine girls underwent rehabilitation and results showed that they were still mentally stable, but the effects of what happened might show up in the long run. The two teachers accused of raping and molesting five of the girls requested a new team of police investigators. Lorn Sorakanit and Pimol Chunsri said head investigator Maj-General Khamronwit Thoppkrajang told a press conference on Wednesday that they raped the girls even though no charges had been filed against them. A motorcycle taxi driver surfaced as a key witness after he publicly chastised a mother who claimed a bite mark on her daughter's arm was made by one of the two teachers. Pramote Phiphob said it was his own son who bit the girl last month when the two eighth graders fought. He said the mother even threatened to sue him after he refused to pay her Bt400 for a bill she advanced after taking the girl to a clinic to treat and dress the wound. He offered to testify in court against the woman for twisting the truth.
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