A young woman has accused three Chinese men of assaulting and jointly raping her at a house in Pattaya early Wednesday morning.
The 21-year-old, a native of Loei province, filed a complaint with police about 6am on Wednesday. She accused three Chinese men of physically assaulting and raping her at a house in tambon Nong Prue, Pol Lt Natthabodin Thong-in, deputy investigation chief at Nong Prue, said.
The woman, identified only as May, told police she and a friend had visited a pub in South Pattaya on Tuesday night. After a few drinks her friend left to meet her Chinese boyfriend, leaving her at the pub alone.
Soon after, a Thai woman approached and invited her to sit with her group. The woman, whose name was not known, then introduced May to a Chinese man.
She accepted an invitation to join the group in continuing the night at a karaoke bar, where she also had a good conversation with the Chinese man.
Eventually, he invited her to continue singing at his house at Soi Khao Talo 7 in tambon Nong Prue of Bang Lamung district, about 2 kilometres from the karaoke shop, Pol Lt Natthabodin said.
When they arrived she saw there were two other Chinese men already inside the house. Shortly after, the three men dragged her into a bedroom, where they allegedly assaulted her and took turns raping her, according to her statement.
She was left in shock and was crying afterwards, but the men paid no heed other than to give her 1,000 baht.
She managed to book a ride via a mobile app and left the house, going straight to the police station to file a complaint.
The rider told reporters he picked her up about 5.35am on Wednesday. She appeared shaken and was crying when she walked out from the house. After hearing her story, he took a photo of the house and accompanied her to file the complaint.
Police investigators, accompanied by a translator, later visited the house. There were three Chinese men inside. They were taken to Nong Prue police station.
During questioning, two of the men admitted to having sex with the woman but claimed it was consensual and a service fee had been discussed in advance. They denied raping her.
A police source said May and the three men were currently engaged in negotiations. The woman initially demanded 300,000 baht in compensation from each of the three men, whose names have not been released. So far, no settlement had been reached, the source said.