NONTHABURI — 22 July 2026, A woman who went viral after claiming she was sexually harassed by a motorcycle taxi driver following a Korean artist’s concert has been exposed after her sister clarified that she has a mental health condition.
The controversy began after the woman posted a video on social media claiming that, after attending JAY B’s fan-meeting event at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, she hailed a motorcycle taxi to take her to a hotel 4 kilometres away.
She alleged that the driver took a shortcut through an isolated route and touched her thigh twice without consent. She said she became frightened, recorded a video on her phone and decided to jump off the moving motorcycle, resulting in injuries that required nine stitches.
She also showed photos of her injuries, causing the post to go viral and receive more than 10 million views. Korean artist JAY B, after learning about the incident, posted messages asking about her condition early on: “Did you sleep well? Where are you?” Fans also expressed concern.
After fans later grew suspicious and investigated the truth, they found that the incident was fabricated by the woman’s own imagination. This later led them to accompany the motorcycle taxi driver to file a daily record at Pak Kret Police Station and review CCTV footage.
Recently, at 19:00 on 21 July, at Pak Kret Police Station, a 56-year-old security guard who works as a motorcycle taxi driver in Muang Thong Thani met police following a phone call from the woman’s older sister requesting mediation and offering compensation to take responsibility for the damage caused to the rider, who had been vilified by the online community.
The motorcycle taxi rider said that on the night of the incident, 12 July, the woman walked over to hail him to take her to her hotel. By that time, the concert crowd had mostly left. She told him to take her to a hotel on Chaeng Watthana Road, Soi 21. He drove her there, unaware of her mental health condition, and decided to take a shortcut along the road running parallel to Bang Phut Canal.
He explained that he chose the shortcut because the main route would have meant a long detour of 8 kilometres, whereas the shortcut reduced the distance to just 2 kilometres and also saved her money on the fare. He said the normal route would have cost 200 baht or more due to the detours and distant U-turns, while taking the shortcut brought the fare down to only 80 baht.
That day, he only charged her an 80-baht fare, but she gave him 100 baht. He said he even complimented her, telling her she was not only beautiful and kind.
At first, he said he had no idea she had posted about him, causing damage to him. However, Muang Thong Thani’s security centre found out, as the post had become a massive viral trend with millions of views and countless comments. Since he does not use social media, Muang Thong called him in to investigate the facts. He said he did not do anything he was accused of, adding that his motorcycle had a clutch and the path they took was very narrow—only about 80 centimetres to 1 metre wide. If he had driven with only one hand, they would have fallen off the bridge.
The Muang Thong centre later advised him to file a police report as evidence on 19 July.
After that, the woman’s older sister contacted him and explained that her younger sister was ill and had a mental health condition, asking him not to take the matter personally. She arranged the meeting at the police station today to seek reconciliation.
The driver said he does not hold any resentment against her and can forgive her if she is truly sick, adding that he always remains positive and is a kind-hearted person. If they can reach an agreement, he will not pursue this any further and is ready to forgive. However, regarding the posts and the backlash that damaged him, he said an apology is necessary because what she posted about him was completely untrue. Posting such fabrications had caused damage to him.
He added that if the mediation goes well, he is ready to forgive her. He planned to donate the compensation money to make merit by buying food for dogs, cats and people in need.
Initially, both sides remain in the process of scheduling a meeting with officials at the Pak Kret Police Station’s Mediation Center to negotiate compensation. However, if an agreement cannot be reached, further legal action may be pursued under the charge of entering false information into a computer system.
