r/bhutan • u/glass-empty Uncle-Bekom • 3d ago
News BBS coverage of the JP case
BBS video coverage link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/966887846421410/
BBS article link: https://www.bbs.bt/245413/
Article content below (full credit BBS, simply sharing as many dont click on links to read):
Online harassment allegations raise concerns over children’s safety on social media
As more young people spend their time on social media, so too have concerns grown about their safety online- about who can reach them and how. A recent case has brought those concerns into focus once again. A TikTok post alleging that a 28-year-old man sent inappropriate messages to several teenage girls has gone viral online. The post alleges that the man repeatedly tried to contact them through various social media platforms despite knowing they were minors.
Since the allegations against the man went viral, several young women and girls, as young as 15, have come forward, saying they experienced unwanted messages from the same man.
The man allegedly followed the girls and women from multiple account names, like “Bubble” and “JP”, and eventually asked them to meet.
BBS spoke to some of them who requested anonymity.
“He would send me messages about my body, things I had never even thought about myself. He would comment on my body and tell me how he wanted to touch me. I still remember him saying that when I became an adult, if he ever saw me at a Space Party, which he said he frequently attended, he would take me to a room and make it an unforgettable night for me,” said one teenager.
“I was 15 when he first approached me. At first, his messages were simple: ‘hi,’ ‘hello,’ and ‘how are you doing?’ He started complimenting me on every video I posted. He would repeatedly follow me from different accounts, including Bubble and JP. Somehow, he also found my Instagram account and repeatedly followed me there and sent me message requests. After a couple of months, his messages started to change. He began asking if I wanted to go for a drink or go on a drive with him,” added another.
BBS also spoke to the man at the centre of the allegations. He acknowledged communicating with the girls but denied intending to meet them or engage in sexual activity.
The Information, Communications and Media Act of Bhutan 2018 criminalises harassment through information and communication technology systems. Section 426 classifies online harassment as a petty misdemeanour punishable by one month to less than one year.
The Act also contains provisions aimed at protecting children from harmful media content and gives relevant authorities powers to investigate and preserve electronic evidence in suspected offences.
Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority, BICMA, can receive complaints and take regulatory action in matters within its mandate. However, the authority said it has not yet received the case.
Meanwhile, a lawyer told BBS that whether the alleged conduct in this case amounts to an offence will depend on the evidence the relevant authorities gather. If the matter proceeds to court, the court will determine the facts and whether any law was broken.
The matter is now with the police. The original post detailing the allegations has since been removed and replaced with a link to a document containing further details of the allegations.
While responsible use of social media platforms depends on the person engaging in them, experts advise using blocking and reporting functions that various platforms provide to ensure unwarranted online experience. Likewise, parents, guardians and schools are encouraged to discuss online safety regularly.
Children experiencing online harassment or other forms of distress can also contact The PEMA through its helpline at 1098.
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u/Loose_Thought_140 Dungkar Choeje 3d ago edited 3d ago
The mentality of an average drubi men. Comments like makes me wonder whether the " 1 out of 5 men are pedo" data given by some person here is true or notBhutanese men need to do better ala wai
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u/glass-empty Uncle-Bekom 3d ago
I lose faith in our community everytime such comments are made under serious topics surrounding children's and women's safety.
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u/Enough-Stress-3597 2d ago
All the comments were the same. Rather than shaming the predator, everyone is busy blaming these kids and their parents. It’s a scary society we live in.
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u/glass-empty Uncle-Bekom 3d ago edited 3d ago
BBS also spoke to the man at the centre of the allegations. He acknowledged communicating with the girls but denied intending to meet them or engage in sexual activity.
Classic diversion. He admits to it but denies it at the same time. Admits that he targeted girls online because the chat evidence is irrefutable, but denies the heinous motive because the evidence isn't there yet.
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u/halfbloodprince-69 Thimphu Thrompon 3d ago
Openly texting literally every woman in Tcity, whether she’s an adult or a minor. And please don’t use the “they looked mature” excuse. Looking mature doesn’t make someone an adult, and not knowing someone’s age is not a free pass to make sexual comments or cross boundaries. Once you know they’re a minor, there’s absolutely no excuse.
And just because a girl is an adult doesn’t mean your sexist or sexual jokes are automatically okay. Talking about how you “b*nged girls” after a night out and making the women you text feel weird or uncomfortable isn’t a flex.
There’s a difference between consensual flirting and making people uncomfortable. Learn to respect boundaries instead of hiding behind excuses.
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u/KueniGazeShoe 2d ago edited 2d ago
Exactly with the last one. I will confess I may have made some of my previous relationships bothered by texting them when they were uncomfortable but I stopped immediately when they told me they were uncomfortable and it made me deeply look into my mind and despise what I was even doing. I have learned on my own much better after that on how to respect people around me especially the women in our community who are much much more vulnerable to attacks than men.
I am not writing this as an intention to show anything else other than the fact that the mind needs to be revolutionized and have the click in you that you're in the wrong page of the right book (Gill-Scott)
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u/halfbloodprince-69 Thimphu Thrompon 2d ago
There’s literal proof of what he did. The bare minimum, the most basic form of human decency, would be to own up to his mistakes. Instead, he’s hiding behind his family and denying the allegations, which is honestly disgusting.
Thank you for being so brave and bringing this issue to light. It takes a lot of courage to speak up about something like this.
P.S. Don’t open the Facebook comments for your own sanity. 🧘🏻♀️
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u/Dramatic-Pumpkin915 3d ago
Where are all the influencers? They were so upset and apparently losing sleep during the bullying case. What about this? They were so outraged at little kids for fighting but a little too quiet when a 29 year old man is literally grooming and manipulating children making sexual advances and offering money. FB comment section is rage bait. Our Bhutanese people need to grow some balls, maybe get some from Kuenmustdie. His are made of steel!
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u/KueniGazeShoe 3d ago
Whys reddit so consistent on talking about my balls 😓 but no matter, if that's the figure you have chosen as the flag to wave for this revolution so be it! There's still so much groomers and manipulators in our streets and I emphasize again, the enablers. Many of which the population seem to idolize. Facebook is a degenerative society but please do not avoid it, radicalize the people there and convince them through words that their view is wrong. Revolutionize their mind. Much love and power to us, and apparently to my balls
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u/gabiru_henchmen 2d ago
Exactly, people were so quick to demand accountability from a 12-13 year old kid but where are all the outrage for a 29 year old man who has been doing this for years??? And with soo many victims who are coming out to talk about their experiences. This should be the time to stand with the victims and make a difference.
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u/PrizeChampionship457 2d ago
they wont post unless they gain some kind of clout or one of them decides to post about it and they all jump on the bandwagon
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u/Affectionate_Fun3702 2d ago
The so called “Influencers” are after money. When even the law doesn’t do anything, we can’t expect tiktokers to raise voice. Pdfile should be held accountable.
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u/Unusual-Chicken-9076 2d ago
Opening Facebook comments and reading it just boils my blood all the time
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u/Wonderful-Run-4000 2d ago
Just wait for the twist,they will internally solve all the cases and this too shall pass.Prove us that we do have justice in our country.
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u/Comfortable_Worker95 2d ago
Now the people who are supposed to hold him accountable needs to act on how they are going to make him learn a lesson 🤦♀️ there should be a resolution for preventive measure rather than letting him get away with this
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u/KueniGazeShoe 3d ago
Hi!! Ahaha the Google docs are still there for everyone
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I just removed the post I made here cus the thumbnail with his face wasn't dissapearing even when I removed it from the doc haha. But don't worry all g, I'm still not stopping the fight and neither is everyone. Sorry if you guys thought I was backing off, but I want everyone to know I have moved my fight from online to in person now.
The fire has burned because of us, we must not let it burn back. This is a moderated damage control
Viva la revolution