British man to face trial over 'pornographic dancing' in Cambodia as four others deported
One British man remains in custody after a police raid on the "Let's Get Wet" event in Siem Reap province last month.
Monday 12 February 2018 18:17, UK
Four British tourists accused of "pornographic dancing" in Cambodia have been deported, while another Briton faces trial over the incident.
The five men were among 10 Western tourists detained for allegedly posting photos online of themselves taking part in sexually suggestive dancing during a pub crawl.
Defence lawyer Ouch Sopheaktra said three of those arrested - from Britain, the Netherlands and Norway - allegedly helped organise the event and would soon be put on trial.
The other seven, who were freed on bail last week, have been ordered to leave the country, a Cambodian court spokesman said.
They were detained last month during a raid on the "Let's Get Wet" event in Siem Reap province, near the famous Angkor Wat temple complex.
Police said those caught in the raid had been "dancing pornographically" and offended Cambodian standards of morality.
Offenders face up to a year in jail if convicted of posting pornographic photos.
The detained Britons were Vincent Harley Robert Hook, 35, Daniel Richard Leeming Jones, 30, Thomas Alexander Jeffries, 22, Billy Stevens, 21, and Paul Francis Harris, 32.
It was not immediately clear who among them remains in custody.
The only women among the 10 arrested people, Canadians Eden Kazoleas and Jessica Drolet, arrived by plane in Toronto on Friday night, and spoke briefly to the press.
"I'm very happy to be home, I'm grateful to be in Canada," Ms Kazoleas said.
"I look forward to seeing my family and my parents, who have done absolutely everything they could to bring me home."
She thanked Cambodian authorities for their "understanding" during the incident.
"I did not know, nor did I think attending a pool party would be offensive in Cambodian culture," the 19-year-old added.
"I apologise to anyone who thinks it was but...when I attended the party I was not taking part in any pornographic dancing or anything the media suggests I was doing and I am very disappointed in the way I was represented."
Another 77 foreigners who were arrested were freed after being "educated" over their unacceptable behaviour, police said.