If it wasn't on the front page of the Cambodia Daily, I'd agree. But it's carved in stone now.sniper_m4 wrote:My foriegn friends and my khmer family all say it will blow over and to forget about it...
American expat Eric Erdmann arrested in Phnom Penh
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Maybe I missed it, but who was it exactly who realized they had made a mistake and ordered sniper released after the initial arrest? The Cambodian police? The American embassy or FBI?
Well Eric was correct about being followed and investigated. Some here doubted him, not me. How Kafkaesqe this all is, what a fuck up by the Embassy. Hey Gav, if this happened to someone in the States how many millions would he receive in compensation from the courts?
Good luck to you Eric, but don't waste money on lawyers. Surely you should demand a written apology from the Embassy and APLE and ask the media to run a retraction but it's always in small print at the bottom of page 63.
Good luck to you Eric, but don't waste money on lawyers. Surely you should demand a written apology from the Embassy and APLE and ask the media to run a retraction but it's always in small print at the bottom of page 63.
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Does the Cambodia Daily have 63 pages...ken svay wrote:Good luck to you Eric, but don't waste money on lawyers. Surely you should demand a written apology from the Embassy and APLE and ask the media to run a retraction but it's always in small print at the bottom of page 63.
Thanks for the support. I guess I am done with this news post then unless I recieve more info to share. Peace out!
In fairness to APLE you can understand why they would have been interested in Eric given his name, and let's be candid here. They didn't start following him of their own volition. The sex offender Erdman guy is a small time offender compared to Ceulen for example. They would have been tipped off and prompted to follow Eric by someone, and the only logical conclusion was that it was someone in the US Embassy.
Why else would the Oregan offender be on APLE's watch list?
Why else would the Oregan offender be on APLE's watch list?
Just for the record. Regarding APLE, ears on the ground around my apartment told me they were investigating me and I traveled to Cambodia from Thailand in which they have photos of me with kids. That person isnt me.I havent been to Thailand in over 8 years and I certianly didnt travel here from there. So they have me confused with someone else. So whatever involvment APLE had with this. They were chasing the wrong guy and are confused
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I'd be more worried about 2021 when your name gets googled and some old crusty GavinMac v2.0 finds the story.sniper_m4 wrote:My foriegn friends and my khmer family all say it will blow over and to forget about it. I certainly hope so. I do have to say this has been one hell of an unlucky year. 2016 sucks balls.
Anyone who doesn't like Capitalism is a pathetic loser. God bless the USA and no place else.
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I would ask the Daily for a public apology (same size and front page) and an explanation regarding the mixup and lack of thorough journalism (as it was already apparent here that there were some holes in the whole story BEFORE the Daily published that article). As others say, this article is online forever now. However, most won't think to check and go through an internet forum thread to find out the truth. You likely won't want to have to explain yourself all the time either. The Daily owes you a very public apology. Demand it. End of story.sniper_m4 wrote:My foriegn friends and my khmer family all say it will blow over and to forget about it. I certainly hope so. I do have to say this has been one hell of an unlucky year. 2016 sucks balls.
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Certainly not APLE, they must have been following him for quite a while. Seems they didn't do any checks on him in all that time. What with the Facebook pages and the age difference. Looks like they were just following orders, so didn't give it a second thought?LTO wrote:Maybe I missed it, but who was it exactly who realized they had made a mistake and ordered sniper released after the initial arrest? The Cambodian police? The American embassy or FBI?
Then again , if sniper's info on APLE following a guy from Thailand is true, could it be APLE driven all along?
It's odd.
sniper_m4 wrote:My foriegn friends and my khmer family all say it will blow over and to forget about it...
I have heard it can be worse for getting employment here if it's on Khmer Facebook. Is it on Khmer Facebook?If it wasn't on the front page of the Cambodia Daily, I'd agree. But it's carved in stone now.
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Mr Lovejuice wrote:Certainly not APLE, they must have been following him for quite a while. Seems they didn't do any checks on him in all that time. What with the Facebook pages and the age difference. Looks like they were just following orders, so didn't give it a second thought?
Then again , if sniper's info on APLE following a guy from Thailand is true, could it be APLE driven all along?
It's odd.
Yes, I understand why APLE would be interested, and investigated him. And I suspect you are right about the source of the tip-off to APLE. But I still find APLE's comment in the Daily to be a bit curious, in which they seem to imply that they barely know who he is.scobienz wrote:In fairness to APLE you can understand why they would have been interested in Eric given his name, and let's be candid here. They didn't start following him of their own volition. The sex offender Erdman guy is a small time offender compared to Ceulen for example. They would have been tipped off and prompted to follow Eric by someone, and the only logical conclusion was that it was someone in the US Embassy.
Why else would the Oregan offender be on APLE's watch list?
Khoem Vando, deputy director of field operations for anti-pedophile NGO Action Pour Les Enfants, said that he was aware of an arrest, but knew little else about the case.
“I know that the immigration police arrested him, and I heard that he was involved in abusing children in the U.S.,” he said.
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/susp ... nh-111664/
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Monday morning Panasastra will probably let him go. The school's name was mentioned in a front page story about one of its teachers being arrested for being a child sex fugitive. He's presumed guilty in the eyes of anyone who has not read this on Khmer440 thread - his students, their parents, his co-workers, their bosses, etc.
If thinks he can just walk into school Monday and say "It was all lies, I'm obviously free, I'm here, where's my next class" and that they'll be Ok with that then he's very naive.
I think what would be appropriate would be for the CD to run a story "American teacher apparent victim of mistaken identity" and put his photo and the other Erdman right up there in a split screen photo shot and then explain he's NOT the guy from Oregon. The Khmer cop told them they arrested a 44 year old Eric Erdman with sex charges from Oregon. He's not 44, his passport shows he was born in 1978. He doesn't match the photo of the mug shot of the guy in the Oregon records. The cop gave the reporter false info and they printed it and this dude's getting fired if it's not corrected Monday morning and maybe even if it is.
I hope "CD longtime" sees this thread and that they do the right thing at the Daily.
If thinks he can just walk into school Monday and say "It was all lies, I'm obviously free, I'm here, where's my next class" and that they'll be Ok with that then he's very naive.
I think what would be appropriate would be for the CD to run a story "American teacher apparent victim of mistaken identity" and put his photo and the other Erdman right up there in a split screen photo shot and then explain he's NOT the guy from Oregon. The Khmer cop told them they arrested a 44 year old Eric Erdman with sex charges from Oregon. He's not 44, his passport shows he was born in 1978. He doesn't match the photo of the mug shot of the guy in the Oregon records. The cop gave the reporter false info and they printed it and this dude's getting fired if it's not corrected Monday morning and maybe even if it is.
I hope "CD longtime" sees this thread and that they do the right thing at the Daily.
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I also notice in the Daily article, in accordance with the Daily's long running practice never to mention 'pedophilia' or 'pedophiles' in connection to Khmer child sex abusers but to always mention it in relation to foreigners, the Daily did in fact manage to work that word into this screwed up article about sniper. Still no Khmer pedophiles in Cambodia according to the Daily.
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Why would the CD print a front page story knowing that K440 had pulled up some doubt of whether it was the right guy?
It's perplexing.
Non of the other EL dailies picked up on it. Do the CD always get the APLE scoops?
It's perplexing.
Non of the other EL dailies picked up on it. Do the CD always get the APLE scoops?
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