Masturbation tree: a man stole and used more than fifty underwear in Thailand (3 photos + 1 video)
The man sniffed the underwear of both men and women. All the used underwear has now been taken to the police station as evidence.
Ophas Chuenjit, 27, was arrested after a passing driver discovered the bizarre tree in the forest near his home in Kamphaeng Phet. Ofas told police that when he was drunk, he stole the underwear of women, men, the elderly and even children.
"The suspect would sniff their underwear while masturbating and throw it away once the owners' scent was gone. He would hang it on bamboo behind the hospital," said Colonel Somchai Mongkonwong.
Rangsan Jaisan, 55, spotted the strange tree last Friday when he was on his way to meet a friend. Jaisan thought it was so unusual that he reported it to the police.
Several residents from nearby villages complained about the missing underwear, but were unaware that their clothes had been stolen or what they were used for. Six villagers who believe Chuenjit took their laundry have filed complaints against him.
Chuenjit has been charged with theft and faces one to five years in prison, a fine of 2,000 to 10,000 baht, or both.
The laundry was taken from the tree and taken to the police station as evidence.