A Thai woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday for her involvement in forcing a 12-year-old Thai girl to offer sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo, saying she was unaware of the child¡¯s age.
Punsiripanya Phakhaphon, 39, is being tried before the Tokyo District Court for acting as a broker between the girl¡¯s mother and the massage parlor owner located in Tokyo¡¯s Yushima area who hired the girl.
She was arrested in January for violating the child welfare act and later in February for violating the immigration control act, having made the girl overstay her tourist visa to work at the parlor.
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