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Thai Court Sentences Mother to 7½ Years for Trafficking Daughter to Tokyo Massage Parlor
A Bangkok court handed down the sentence Monday after the mother abandoned her 12-year-old daughter at a Tokyo massage parlor in 2025. The girl later sought help from Japanese immigration authorities.
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A Thai criminal court in Bangkok sentenced a woman to 7½ years in prison on Monday for trafficking her daughter into sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo, Japan Times reported. The mother entered Japan with her then-12-year-old daughter in June 2025 on the pretext of sightseeing before abandoning the girl at the massage parlor, according to the court in Bangkok.
The case came to light in September 2025 after the girl sought help alone from the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau.
Thai police said the mother’s statements showed she had agreed with the massage parlor’s former operator to have the girl work there. The mother was detained during a trip to Taiwan in September for alleged involvement in prostitution and was transferred in December to Thailand, where she was charged by local prosecutors.
The girl also returned to Thailand in December and is now under the protection of a support organization.
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