Australian accused paedophile is arrested in Thailand after six months on the run

Australian accused paedophile is arrested in his remote Thailand hideout after six months on the run after allegedly grooming and abusing children as young as 12

  • Adam James Fox was arrested on the border of Myanmar and Thailand on June 2
  • Police began the manhunt after Fox failed to attend a court hearing in December
  • Fox allegedly became close with Myanmar children aged between 12 and 15
  • Fox allegedly gave the boys money to go to school and provided them with food
  • He is in custody in Thailand awaiting trial, however his visa has expired 

An Australian man accused of befriending children before sexually abusing them has been arrested in Thailand after six months on the run.

Adam James Fox, 44, was apprehended in the remote town of Mae Sot in the border province of Tak on June 2.

Police began the manhunt after Fox failed to attend a court hearing in Mae Sot Provincial Court in December 2020.

Adam James Fox, 44, allegedly became close with Myanmar children aged between 12 and 15 before sexually abusing them 

Fox allegedly gave the boys money to go to school and provided them with food and accommodation because their parents were poor

Fox allegedly gave the boys money to go to school and provided them with food and accommodation because their parents were poor

Fox allegedly became close with Myanmar children aged between 12 and 15 in Mae Sot, a Kiwi private investigator who assisted Thai authorities told CNA.    

‘Two or three of these children went to a local school in Mae Sot and the headmaster of the school noticed that these boys had been missing for about a month,’ Mr Sot  said.

‘He became concerned about where they were and did some inquiries about what was happening to them.’ 

Fox allegedly gave the boys money to go to school and provided them with food and accommodation because their parents were poor, police Lieutenant Colonel Teerawat Moopayak said.

Fox is in custody in Thailand awaiting trial, but his visa expired and he will most likely be extradited back to Australia.

He was initially arrested in Mae Sot in March last year over an alleged sexual assault. 

Adam James Fox, 44, was arrested in the remote town of Mae Sot in the border province of Tak on June 2

Adam James Fox, 44, was arrested in the remote town of Mae Sot in the border province of Tak on June 2

Police also allegedly found meth at his house during his arrest.

The Australian was charged with child sex abuse and immigration crimes and was granted a provisional release on bail by the Court of Appeal.

However, he failed to appear in court, prompting a warrant to be issued for his arrest.

‘The warrant was issued on December 1 and the court marshal had since been following the case until June 2, when he was found to be residing at a new house,’ police Lieutenant Colonel Suchart Penphu told CNA. 

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