We joined Police Lieutenant General Tawonsak, Deputy Commander of the Office of the Inspector-General and his team as they conducted a raid on house number 844/37 at the Holiday Paradise Village inside Soi 17, South Pattaya. Acting on a search warrant, they entered the house owned by Mr. Cornilious Gerd aged 42 from Germany. He was accused of running a pornographic internet webcam site from the house which employed Thai women. Inside the house Police seized nine computers, two laptop computers, 8 webcams and a selection of sex toys. Also in the house at the time were four Thai women, thought to be employed as webcam hostesses. They were arrested along with Mr. Gerd, his wife and family. Back at Pattaya Police Station, Mr Gerd denied allegations of running the webcam business and claimed that his only business interest was a local car rental company. Despite this, he has been charged with a variety of offences relating to pornography and is now behind bars awaiting his court appearance. Senior Officers at Pattaya Police Station are now under the spotlight as questions are sure to be asked as to why this case was not dealt with by Pattaya Police and needed a high ranking Police Officer from Bangkok to make the arrest.
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