In an intriguing flip of occasions, a former eminent Thai language instructor from a good college in Bangkok, who was a No.1 honour graduate from a prestigious college and recipient of the ‘Exemplary Thai Language Teacher of the Year’ award in 2017, has been accused of deceptively renting accommodation. It transpires that the fraudulent accommodation offerings have been purportedly for big school events happening in multiple provinces, misleading academics keen to take their college students to these actions in Nan province under the guise of offering lodging for the scholars.
The reliable profile Sunthorn Fu had constructed from his past as an outperforming teacher was used as a smokescreen in this act of deceit. No lower than a hundred victims have reportedly fallen prey to his ploy. There are at present four energetic arrest warrants for him.
Police Corporal Theeradech led the investigation staff of Provincial Crime Suppression Division 5 (PCT5) for over a month. Their undercover operation targeted the LGBTQ+ massage scene. Eventually, they concluded that Sunthorn was residing within the Ram Inthra area of Bangkok, living with a young boyfriend. Hurry was noticed leaving his room solely as soon as a day or generally not at all.
Yesterday, Corporal Theeradech led his PCT5 group and metropolitan detectives to apprehend Sunthorn while he was relocating his residence along with his boyfriend, a Lao nationwide. The arrest was effected at stated residence.
Upon additional investigation, Sunthorn confessed to all accusations levelled in opposition to him and admitted the erratic turnaround his life had taken. He maintained that he graduated with honour and upon commencement, he served as a contractual trainer at a extensively known school. In Running out , he became a full-time hired teacher. He served at a college principal’s behest until he turned embroiled in a money-borrowing scandal involving a businessperson, forcing him to move to a different faculty. He had his heyday when he ventured into the Ministry of Education and obtained a ‘Teacher of the Year’ award, reported Sanook.
However, his career took a turn for the wort in 2020 when the school hired a new principal. Incurring the wrath and indifference of the new superior, he was assigned excessive duties that eventually made him sick. The suspect recalled that he was overwhelmed by work and determined to not return to highschool. Consequently, the school summoned him earlier than a disciplinary committee. He revealed that in those trying occasions, he was in love with a younger man, an LGBTQ+ masseur he employed, and so they liked each other. He was also indulging in playing and playing slot machines on his mobile phone. Initially, he was residing off some saved-up cash, nevertheless it quickly ran out.
He began borrowing money from students and lecturers he knew earlier, who considered him a dedicated teacher. Students readily lent him money ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 baht (US$29 to US$58), some even gave up to four,000 baht (US$115). He admitted he took advantage of the students and wasn’t able to repay them. When he reached out to his trainer associates to borrow money, they ostracised him, which caused him nice emotional turmoil. He then resorted to fraudulent activities.
Sunthorn confessed to seeing commercials for lodging on Facebook and bearing the idea of the scam. He posted as an proprietor of a quantity of accommodations, thus defrauding victims of their safety deposits. He always mentioned he was doing it out of starvation and the need for a spot to stay. Aware of his wrongdoing, he expressed remorse for his victims and sought their forgiveness. He pleaded for an opportunity to atone and be forgiven by society.
Upon his arrest, Sunthorn improvised a cautionary verse on the spot for the Metropolitan Police.
His verse translates, “Think before you act. Don’t make errors that damage your life. Whatever you do, don’t bask in evil. Always work in the path of the trail of good deeds. It’s not simple to get forgiveness in your mistakes. From being a jester, you become an oppressed particular person. Give this one chance to amend the karma. To commit only good deeds for society.”