Karl Erik Berglund [60], a Swedish national was charged on multiple counts of sexual abuse after having had sexual relations with underage boys in Pattaya, Thailand. Along with two other foreigners, Mr. Berglund was arrested and remanded in custody in 2009.

Pattaya, 1st March 2011:[PDN], on the 1st March 2011, at 12.46 pm The Bangkok Criminal Court adjudicated the Swedish pedophile, Mr.Karl Erik Berglund , [60] defendant guilty having sex with a boy named C[Alias], aged 13, Mr.Karl was sentence for 4 years for an offense under criminal law, Section 277 base molesting children. Up to 4 years old.

According to PDN reported on the 12th May 2009,Pattaya police arrested three European men, all in their 60s, on charges of sexually abusing minors.

At 3.00 pm, Police Colonel Suwitpol Imjairat, Deputy Commissioner of CWD [the Children, Juvenile and Women Division of the Crime Suppression Division of the Central Investigation Bureau] and his team announced the arrest of three men, charged with molesting a child under the age of 15.

The suspects were George Stanley Gibbs, 67, from the UK, Karl Erik Berglund, 60, and Lars Anders Ellerman, 65, both from Sweden. They were arrested at house no. 404/118 Moo. 12, house no. 433/919 and house no. 20/150 all located in Moo. 12 Nongprue, Banglamung.

The arrests were part of a joint investigation, codenamed “Snapper”, carried out by the Royal Thai police and the Scandinavian and European authorities.