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A British couple vacationing in Thailand fled the country after becoming victims of a Clockwork Orange-style sex attack perpetrated by a group the couple believes preys on foreign tourists. The couple says their attackers, which have yet to be apprehended, were French and English.

According to a disturbing article in the Mail, the professional couple (who are going by the names ‘Susan’ and ‘Richard’ for anonymity) had chosen the Thai holiday island of Koh Chang to round off a memorable one-year sabbatical from their jobs touring the world.

Susan said the night of their ordeal began with a pleasant drink at a beach bar, where they met an Englishwoman and some Frenchmen. They stayed in their company at the bar, although at one point she and her partner left for a short time, returning to join them. It was at that point, she believes, the drinks were spiked.

‘Things became a bit hazy. And then one of the Frenchmen lifted me up and carried me out of the bar.  In a normal situation I would not let anybody do such a thing.  It was bizarre.’

The group all went back to the couple’s bungalow.

‘Then things got hazier and hazier,’ she said.

‘Everything was a blur.’

Richard said he could vaguely remember being outside the bungalow and watching through a window as  Susan was assaulted by the men.

‘The next thing it was light and I was lying on the balcony in a foetal position and the Frenchmen were standing above me looking down and laughing and saying what they had done to Susan.’

He realised that at some point he too had been sexually attacked.

The couple said that when they were able to complain to police ‘they did not seem very interested’.

After contacting the British Embassy they were visited by a consular representative, a local Thai woman, who told them the police would not take the case seriously.

Medical examinations showed that both had been raped and sexually abused in various ways. Doctors, who the couple claims weren’t surprised by the incident in the least, say the couple was most likely slipped Dormicum, a date rape drug.

Richard is skeptical he will see justice from the situation, and warns other travelers to be wary.

‘I know many people are not going to believe this and say that we must have been taking drink or drugs through choice. But nothing could be further from the truth.’

[Via: Mail]