Is The Cambodian Legislation Against Pedophilia Effective?

[quote=British ambassador David Reader] "We know that child sex tourism and online abuse is a serious and continuing concern in Cambodia," [/quote] Sex crimes are known to be the way of life in Cambodia with impoverished women offering themselves up for solicitation. Many Police officers did not understand what entails a sex crime against children in international terms, now that they do, an alarming number of foreigners have been arrested/deported and every white male accused of this is convicted.(Punishment for pedophilia is over 13 years in prison).

And this is a good thing because it sends a clear message that any form of sexual abuse will no longer be tolerated in the country known for cheap sex. No tourist can claim that a woman/girl just happened to break into his bedroom or get him drunk. Tourists in Cambodia now have to be responsible for what they do there or face terrible consequences. Since the desperation and poverty of Cambodian locals cannot be quick-fixed, foreigners need to legislate themselves and a 100% rate of conviction translating to several years in prison sends a strong message that Cambodia is not the country for you, if you're looking to laze around, get drunk and exploit(or be exploited by) the locals for cheap sex.

"Before 2000, pedophiles enjoyed "a good time because there was no real police action against them," said Guth, who advises the Interior Ministry on how to train and equip police to deal with human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
The project, which has received about US$250,000 a year in funding from the Netherlands since 2000, began making progress after special police units were created two years ago in Phnom Penh and six provinces, Guth said.
Before police received the training, they seemed to have little idea of what constitutes sexual abuse against minors and thus were often reluctant to act when asked for help, said Hang Vibol of Action Pour Les Enfants" -[[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/03/29/2003108190]] [[http://goo.gl/ruCSq]]

The law does not target pedophiles so much as foreigners looking to marry local adult women. Any white male tourist talking a local woman or girl is photographed, followed and is in constant danger of being convicted of a sex crime he may or may not be involved in. "Several respondents mentioned they had archival documents that pointed to NGOs as having been involved with the arrests and convictions of people that were innocent of the charges, and claims have been made that unnamed public officials in that country were in on the scam. One respondent mentioned that he was a victim himself. "- [[http://www.wowasis.com/travelblog/?p=3153]]  
"No foreigners over the age of 50 can marry any Cambodian women, even if they were both consenting adults... the same age or older. That means if a 50-year-old man were to meet a 60-year-old woman and fall in love (I'll admit, it's not likely to happen in this country) they would be legally forbidden from tying the knot$1 
If that weren't enough, foreigners who make less than $2,500 a month are forbidden from getting hitched with Khmer women. This equates to about 10 times the national Cambodian salary, in a country where police make $25 a month, and a hell of a lot more than anyone I know earns, as English teachers are lucky to crack $1,200 per month$1 
That would be comparable to making about $400,000 as a foreigner to legally marry a Canadian woman$1 
If that weren't discriminatory enough, the law flat out does not apply to foreign women, who could marry a 15-year-old if they damn well felt like it without taking any flack from the government$1 
Not to mention the fact that the prime minister declared his assets for the first time in the country's history last month -- at a laughable salary of just over $1,400 a month. Comparably, Barack Obama pulls in a comfortable $400,000 a year."[[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/adam-miller/cambodia-human-rights_b_868429.html]]