Police in Bangkok, Thailand have arrested dozens of men in a raid on a “chemsex” gay orgy staged in violation of coronavirus restrictions. The arrests made the raid the largest in the nation’s history during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The arrests occurred May 23 at Faros Sauna 2, a bathhouse in Bangkok’s Wang Thong Lang District. Police reported finding used condoms, needles and drugs in the venue which features 50 rooms, a pool and a karaoke parlor.
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“(In the past) we have reprimanded people for gathering to drink at home, ” said Police Colonel Ekapop Tanprayoon told The Star. “But under the current circumstances, there shouldn’t be so many people in such a crowded area.”
The 62 men arrested face charges of violating a social distancing decree instituted last March. If convicted, they face up to two years in prison and a fine of up to 40,000 baht. (roughly $1,300 USD).
Like many other nations, Thailand has struggled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation reports more than 132,000 cases of infection, while more than 800 people have died of the disease. Concurrent with the nation’s lockdown orders, Thailand has also reported an increase in chemsex parties among gay men with Sunday’s raid being the latest in a series of raids.
charlie_jackpot
Karaoke Bar? Perverts!
Liquid Silver
Hey! My rendition of “I’d Do Anything For Love” will bring you to tears.
Once it cleared out a bar…
Ronbo
You may recall that it was Graham who repeatedly and falsely accused Alex Morse of crimes and caused him to lose his run to replace a corrupt conservative.
Heywood Jablowme
“caused him to lose his run” ? – Gee, is Queerty really that influential in gritty Springfield and rural Massachusetts? Even the Boston media don’t have much sway out there.
The D primary vote was not close at all: 58.8% for Neal, 41.2% for Morse.
Cam
So apparently a huge number of straight people read Queerty and take their voting cues from it?
Chrisk
I don’t trust the Bangkok Police as far as I can throw them. As a matter of fact I’d expect them to plant evidence or just make it up to frame these guys.
barryaksarben
yeah like American cops dont pull that shit?
tmbrdly
Yeah, it seems strange that the police found both used condoms and drug paraphernalia. Those two things are not usually found together.
Manrico Jimenez
Bangkok’s Long Wang Thong District? You can’t make this up!
CastleSF
What’s wrong with these indecent sex-obsessed, drug-addicted gays who have no moral compass and don’t give a damn about other people’s health? Lock them away in the infamousThai prisons.
Chrisk
I see you’re using your old troll name this time. Ha.
mailliw110
Take the “gay” out of your comment and you have Matt Gaetz!
Cam
Haven’t seen this old screename in a while. Did “MissTerri” stop working for you?
But at least you’re consistent. Praising Republicans who gather in large maskless groups and attacking LGBTQ people for doing the same.
Toofie
If the story involves sex, you will surely show up wagging your finger…
Gadfeal
At least the police were not “anti gay” in application of a regulation; it was flouting a Public Health rule that led to the raid. The same type of raid has occurred elsewhere in the world for gatherings from Miami to California that caused clusters of subsequent COVID-19 “super spreads”. India has not only been unable to enforce “social distancing”, but mass gathering at religious events have now made India to have waves of intersecting super spreading clusters, leading to rapid acceleration of mutational resistance strains.
ShiningSex
spreading diseases. that’s the issue. our LGBT community has a lot of those idiots here too.
SPEEDOSWIMMER
Thais!
cuteguy
Those guys are screwed, and not in a good way. They don’t play over there. Those aren’t jails, they are slave camps. Good luck
Matthewnow
Didn’t I see that going on at EPCOT?