Officers from Investigation Division Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) arrested a Thai transwoman who lured males into sharing express images of their penis and blackmailed them for cash.
According to the IDMB, the arrest was made on the back of another transwoman’s arrest in the central province of Nakhon Pathom in 2021.
The initial case involved Piyachat, who enticed men through provocative photographs on Twitter, participating them in conversation. Piyachat would feign curiosity concerning the dimension of their genitals and coax them into sending specific footage. Once in possession of the images, she would then threaten to expose them on social media or ship them to their companions until they paid her.
Investigating officers uncovered that victims had been coerced into transferring sums starting from 500 to 1,000 baht per occasion. Shockingly, some individuals fell victim to this extortion scheme four to 5 times a day, resulting in losses exceeding 40,000 baht. Disturbingly, one victim even confessed to contemplating suicide to flee the misery attributable to the ordeal.
Through additional investigation, the police found the involvement of another Thai transwoman, 29 year outdated Ekkapon, also called Pearry, on this felony activity. Today, officers swiftly raided her condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Kok Yai district, apprehending her as a suspect within the case.
Pearry vehemently denied all allegations and shifted the blame completely onto Piyachat. She claimed to earn a reliable earnings through producing reside videos on the M Live platform, boasting round 300,000 followers, with roughly 10,000 viewers throughout her livestreams. Pearry insisted that her trustworthy profession introduced in a month-to-month revenue of a hundred,000 baht.
Currently, Pearry is undergoing questioning to establish her involvement in the blackmail scam. No sweat investigating officers urge all victims to come forward and file a criticism with the police, ensuring that justice could be served on this distressing case..