American jailed for sex with underage girls

Phnom Penh Municipal Court today sentenced an American man to seven years in prison for having sex with five Cambodian underaged girls between 2007 and 2019.

Judge Le Sokha, the presiding judge of Phnom Penh Municipal Court, identified the accused as Pope Danny Lee, 60, an American tourist.

Pope was charged with “sexual intercourse with a minor under fifteen years and child prostitution” under Articles 34 and 42 on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation. He was arrested on March 3 last year by anti-human trafficking police in Por Senchey district.

“Based on the testimonies of the five victims who said they each had sex with the accused Pope Danny Lee on several occasions between 2007 and 2019, the court convicts and sentences him to seven years in prison,” Judge Sokha said.

The Judge informed, Pope can file an appeal within a one month period.