Wanchana said Jackson Mathew Hall, 28, was apprehended under US arrest warrants and a letter from the US embassy. He was charged with unlawful entry into the Kingdom by using a fake passport and fake identity. He had most recently been hiding on Koh Samui. He was detained at the Koh Samui police station pending transfer to the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok for extradition. His arrest came shortly after Thai social media widely circulated a warning by the Friends of Women Foundation that an alleged US paedophile was hiding in Thailand and disguising himself as an English teacher under a false name.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 23, 2017 02:26 UTC