Phnom Penh Post - In Brief: US man charged

In Brief: US man charged

Chrann Chamroeun | Publication date 21 May 2009 | 15:00 ICT

An American national is facing three

counts of sex crimes against minors after being formally charged at

Phnom Penh Municipal court Wednesday. Mark Stephan Freitag, 60, was

arrested in Phnom Penh Monday on suspicion of sexually abusing three

young boys and producing child pornography. Phnom Penh's anti-human

trafficking police chief Keo Thea said Freitag has been charged with

indecent acts against a minor, sexual intercourse with a minor and

producing child pornography. If found guilty, he faces up to 10 years

in prison.

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