A story on social media tells of a US religious teacher leaving Thai women and children all over the country bemused.
The missionary – based last in Chiang Mai – and given the name “Peter”, was on his fifth wife and sixth child and now appears to have abandoned his responsibilities and gone to America.
The story emerged when a woman went on Facebook to appeal for help in finding her daughter who had been taken from her house on a scheduled visit and not returned.
The events take in Chiang Mai, Nakorn Sawan, Sisaket, Payao and now Pattaya.
“Busada” ,31, said that she had lived with Peter and they had had a child she called “Robert” who was now 6. Apparently Peter would never let pictures of the family be posted on social media.
She knew that he also has two other children – Christine,6, and Emily, aged one, with a new wife called Koi, 29.
Busada split up with the missionary 2 years ago and Koi did the same six months ago but both women were awarded custody of the children in court. Neither of them objected to visiting rights for Peter and yet another new wife called Kaet, 20.
Busada said that Kaet came to collect Robert to take him out to eat but they did not return. Although she received a text to say the child was alright it soon became obvious that he had been taken away.
In the meantime , Peter went to the house of his other two children in Sisaket and disappeared with those two as well.
Now all the children are believed to be with Kaet after they were seen in Pattaya.
Busada said that she went to see Kaet’s mother in Nakorn Sawan and claimed that while they were on their way to Pattaya the mother warned her daughter.
Staff at a condo in Pattaya said that Kaet had three children with her. They were left alone all day to play in the swimming pool and there were grave concerns for their safety.
CCTV footage caught Kaet, wearing a cap to try to conceal her identity, leaving with the three children to avoid capture. It is suspected that she is hiding in another condo in the resort.
Meanwhile Busada said that she believes that her estranged husband had three other children with two other foreign wives in the past.
Police are looking for Kaet in Payao, Sisaket, Nakorn Sawan and Pattaya as the social media hunt for the children now gains momentum.
After possibly going to Vietnam, Peter the missionary is now thought to be in the US.
(Source:Daily News)