Two women face obscenity charge for dance in temple

Provincial Police Bureau Region 2 commissioner Sanit Mahathavorn said the duo will be charged with obscene and offensive behaviour at a religious and cultural site. They could face up to a month in prison and Bt10,000 in fines. The pair will be granted bail but have to report to court tomorrow, after which police will escort them to the temple to perform an apology ritual. Sanit noted that anyone else found involved would also be punished. 

Models Thannicha Nampanya, 27, and Nithikan Chotithanapongsathit, 30, told reporters they went to Ayutthaya for a photo shoot on June 12 in exchange for Bt10,000. Nithikan said they visited the temple late in the afternoon for more photos, and while the crew was packing up they decided to dance for fun and recorded the clip on her personal phone. 

She said she did not send the clip to anybody, but stored it in certain applications, before it “went viral” on the Net. They said their employer had nothing to do with their action.