Case Study
Australian accused of child rape attempt SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, February 2, 2006 An Australian man wanted for sexually abusing a young girl in Australia has been arrested in northern Thailand on charges of attempting to rape a two-year-old girl, police say. Jason Daron Mizner, 31, was arrested on Wednesday in the city of Chiang Mai after his Thai girlfriend informed police he had taken her daughter for an overnight trip Monday and that the child appeared to have been sexually violated. A medical examination of the child confirmed the suspicion, said police Col Montree Sampunyanoud. According to police, the couple was living together in the town of Mae Rim, near Chiang Mai, about 580km north of Bangkok, and Mizner told his girlfriend he wanted to spend the night at an apartment he maintained in Chiang Mai.He suggested he take the child with him so the two could become closer and she agreed, police said.
Mizner, from the eastern Australian state of Queensland, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of attempted rape of a minor and abducting the child from her mother, police said. According to Montree, an Australian warrant was out for Mizner's arrest. He is wanted in Queensland for allegedly taking pornographic photos and molesting a 3-year-old girl, Montree said. An Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokesman said the AFP had been liaising with Thai Police in Chiang Mai over the matter."The AFP has not received a formal request from the Thai authorities for investigative assistance in this matter," he said. "As this is a matter for the Thai authorities, it would not be appropriate for the AFP to make any further comments." Mizner faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted under Thai law of attempted rape of a minor and abducting the child from her mother.
VIETNAM The Tourism Situation Inbound Tourism Number of International Visitor Arrivals in 2006 Number of International Arrivals in 2006 3,583,486
% Increase/Decrease Since 2005 3% Increase
Top 4 Ports of Entry for International Visitors in 2006 Port Tan Son Nhat Airport - Saigon Noi Bai Airport - Hanoi Mong Cai Border Checkpoint Danang International Airport
Number of Arrivals
% of Arrivals 40% 30% 20% 10%
Visa Type Granted to International Visitor Arrivals in 2006 Visa Type Recreation/Tourist Business Visiting Friends/Relatives Other
Number of Arrivals
% of Arrivals 58% 16% 16% 10%
Comparison of International Visitor Arrivals 2004 2,927,873
2005 3,477,500
2006 3,583,486 2007 ASEAN Child-Sex Tourism Review Page 24 of 39