Cambodian court gives German man 15 years in jail for child sex abuse

A Cambodian court sentenced a German man to 15 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of sexually abusing a girl.

Judge Sao Meach said he convicted Walter Munz, 62, of Stuttgart of debauchery for sexual offenses committed against a 13-year-old girl last year. Debauchery is a Cambodian legal term covering sexual abuse of children.

The judge said there was sufficient evidence to convict Munz despite the defendant's denial of the charges during his trial at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

The evidence included many photographs of other children Munz had taken and planned to distribute on the Internet, he said.

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