A taxi driver admitted to the police that he groped a female Cambodian passenger’s breasts because he believed she wouldn’t file a report due to her migrant status.
Thaworn Rammakien, 48, was arrested Monday night after the video of the assault, which took place in the morning, went viral. He confessed to sexually harassing her when she was riding in his car with her friend to a hospital in Samut Prakarn, reported Morning News.
According to the unidentified victim, she and another female friend got in Thaworn’s taxi in Bang Pu area. During the ride, the cabbie told her to give him her hand so that he could read her palm, but instead, he pulled her in and used his other hand to slip into her blouse.
Her friend, who was in shock, filmed the incident. The victim later told police she did not fight back because she was afraid he would hurt her.
The taxi driver was charged with sexual assault. He could face a ten-year jail term and/or a fine of THB20,000, Thairath reported.
