PUBLISHED: 21 Dec 2024 at 04: 00
The initial outcome is anticipated in seven days, according to the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School ( Afaps ). The Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School ( Afaps ) has established a panel to look into the alleged sexual harassment of 18 cadets by the physical therapist.
Maj Gen Withai Laithomya, spokesman of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF ) Headquarters, said yesterday that the probe was ordered immediately after the news surfaced online on Thursday.
According to him, 18 recruits aged 16-18, claimed that a lieutenant official, the school’s real doctor, had sexually abused them from October to November.
All said they were touched badly, while one said he was sexually assaulted but without any insertion.
A team of investigators will question the doctor, the 18 victims, three officers who witnessed the abuse but did not report it, according to Maj Gen Withai, who has since launched an preliminary investigation.
The witnesses claimed that the colonel and the cadets engaged in sexual activity without consent, and office had ordered his quick suspension as a result of the severity of the allegations while the investigation was being investigated, he claimed.
” If the claims are proven correct, the suspect’s leaders could also be punished for neglecting to perform their duties to intervene”, added Maj Gen Withai.
For payment, Maj Gen Withai said that Afaps may arrange for a counselor to talk to the patients and provide care, if needed.
The university also expressed its condolences to those impacted by the incident while providing details of the case and its development to their people.
The RTARF sees this event as a goal and has not let go of its progress. According to Maj Gen Withai, the school has also pledged to make the investigation results public so that everyone involved, including the victims ‘ families, is informed.