Australian man arrested in Saraphi for possession of child porn

A 60-year-old Australian man has been arrested following a raid on a home in Saraphi yesterday, May 19.

The raid, led by Police Provincial District 5 Police along with Saraphi Police visited the home in Parkview Village, Moo 4 Nong Phueng based on a search warrant issued by the Chiang Mai Provincial Court May 15.

Mr. Wayne Jeffery McCullough was arrested with police seizing a mobile phone and tablet that allegedly contained a large amount of child pornography.

How he was traced is not entirely clear but it’s alleged he was operating a Twitter account under the name of @WJM_Global. While the Twitter account has been suspended, a description of the account stated “Australians like children/ teen, girls and boys in Chiang Mai” according to a Google search.

Mr. McCullough allegedly confessed to both owning the devices as well as saying that the porn belonged to him.

He’s been detained in custody pending a court hearing.

Photo: Chiang Mai News