Photos emerge of scantily clad women at Cambodia parties

Photos emerge of scantily clad women at Cambodia parties

The mother of one of five Britons among a group of ten people charged in Cambodia over a Twister-style 'sex position game' says she is 'in pieces' after speaking to him on the phone from his prison cell.

The group was arrested on Thursday at a rented villa in the tourist hotspot of Siem Reap and last night charged with producing pornographic pictures of scantily clad couples in racy positions and sharing them online.  

The detained group also includes Canadian citizen Eden Kazoleas, 19, who was described by her aunt as  'a very, very good kid' who doesn't drink or smoke.   

Speaking from her home in Wadhurst, East Sussex, Marci Harbour, 47, mother of Billy Stevens 21, told MailOnline: 'We are just in pieces, and the frustrating part is that we don't really know what to do.

'My son had been working so wanted to go out and spend his money like any other young man. He had become good friends with the group he was with, as you do when you are travelling together.'

It came as the five British men charged insisted they were 'innocent', claiming they are not even pictured in the 'pornographic dancing' pictures. 

It has also been suggested by the mother of another of those charged that those arrested were pressured into a confession by the Khmer authorities.

Pictures posted on social media show Mr Stevens lying on a bean bag surrounded by three women with their legs wrapped around him and another man.

His mother said: 'He was doing nothing wrong, just having a good time and a drink. That's what he said when I managed to speak to him on the phone.

'The embassy has been in touch and we are hearing more from them tomorrow. It is terrible to think of him being stuck out there and completely innocent.'

In a separate interview with the Daily Mail, she said: 'We’re all devastated by this. It's dreadful.

'I've managed to speak to him but he's had his phone taken off him now. We've been advised not to say anything at the moment because obviously they’re out there and we don't want to make it worse for them. There's a lot of us parents on it and I'm in touch with them but it's difficult.'    

Another mother, whose nationality is not known, claimed the men were told to sign court documents in the Khmer language without the help of a translator.

She said she had lost contact with her son by Sunday afternoon and was trying to liaise with the parents of others in the group for further news.

She said: 'They are scared out of their brains. They just did what they were told in the hope they (Khmer authorities) would say "oh, well we'll get you all to sign these papers and nothing will happen". They've signed these papers not knowing what they are.'

The mother also said her son told of an arrested woman being pressured by Khmer authorities to confess that she was pictured in a photo, which he described as depicting a young woman bending over and exposing her breast. She repeatedly denied the photo was of her.

'I'm getting to the stage where I'm just laughing about it... I'm just so damn tired. I haven't slept since this all started. I'm worried about their state of mind,' she said.

Among the eight men and two women arrested were Britons Vincent Harley Robert Hook, 35, Daniel Richard Leeming Jones, 30, Thomas Alexander Jeffries, 22, Billy Stevens, 21, and Paul Francis Harris, 32.

Also detained were Dutchman Job Robertus van der Wel, 22, Canadians Jessica Drolet, 25, and Eden Koazoleas, 19, along with Norwegian David Nikolaus Aleksandr Ballovarre, 22, and 32-year-old New Zealander Paul Martin Brasch.

The group were charged yesterday as prosecutors warned that they could face a year in jail for a 'breach of Cambodian traditions'. 

In Cambodia, it is illegal to make pornographic images under the country's 2007 Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation. 

Most of the men are believed to live in the Asian country and could face up to six months behind bars before the case comes to court. 

Police released images appearing to show clothed and laughing tourists, some in sexually suggestive positions, at the party before Thursday’s raid.

Some 30 officers are believed to have stormed the venue in what is regarded as a crackdown on inappropriate behaviour. 

Up to 90 revellers were initially detained but all but ten were released. The party is believed to have been hosted by an events group called Let’s Get Wet. 

A poster for Thursday’s gathering advertised tickets for £5 on the door including a free drink. Photographs of previous parties show women in tiny bikinis and revellers drinking in a pool. 

One of the group later said they were confused because none of them featured in the alleged sexual pictures.

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