SUPHANBURI — Thai police have arrested a foreign language teacher accused of sexually abusing children in his classroom over the course of a year, despite the suspect’s denial of the charges.
Authorities say they have clear evidence against the accused and have ordered his visa to be revoked immediately.
On August 29, immigration police from Suphan Buri province, working with investigators and officers from Mueang Suphan Buri Police Station, arrested 59-year-old Majit, an Indian-American national. He faces charges of sexual abuse of a child under 13 years old, using force and coercion, and intimidating others.
The case spans a lengthy period from mid-July 2024 to August 2025. Majit worked as a language teacher at a language institute in Mueang district, Suphan Buri province, where he allegedly repeatedly sexually abused his students. Police say he sometimes used force and threatened to kill the children if they reported the incidents to anyone else.
The victim eventually told her mother about the abuse out of fear, leading to a formal complaint being filed. After Suphan Buri Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant, immigration investigators moved in to arrest Majit at the language institute where he worked.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Peerapat Klaikleuang, an investigator with Suphan Buri Immigration Office, revealed that while the teacher continues to deny the charges, police have crucial evidence including CCTV footage from inside the classroom.
The footage shows the suspect inappropriately touching a student’s body without consent, after which the child threw objects at him and left the room. These incidents occurred in front of other students.
Immigration police are currently investigating whether the suspect has committed similar offenses in other areas and are checking his background with his home country to determine if he has a history of such crimes.
The case has been transferred to investigators at Mueang Suphan Buri Police Station for legal proceedings, and authorities are moving to revoke his right to remain in Thailand due to behavior deemed dangerous to society.
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