Sattawat Choomee, at the center, is escorted to Bophut Police Station on Monday morning.

KOH SAMUI — A 27-year-old Thai man confessed to robbing and raping a Russian tourist on the island of Samui, police said Monday.

Sattawat Choomee admitted upon his arrest he pretended to be a victim of the ongoing flood Friday night and asked the woman for a motorcycle ride home, Koh Samui police said. He later allegedly robbed and assaulted her.

“We found all of the [victim’s] stuff in his possession,” Lt. Col. Sirichai Kertsri, deputy chief of Bophut Police Station, said by telephone. “He also confessed to all charges.”

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Police are still waiting for a formal medical examination result from a hospital to confirm that the rape took place before they can file sexual assault charges against the suspect, though Sirichai said he’s confident of Sattawat’s guilt.

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“I believe that happened, but we still have to wait for evidence,” the lieutenant colonel said.

Sattawat was arrested shortly after midnight. He’s been charged with robbery.