Is The Cambodian Legislation Against Pedophilia Effective?

Not every White male in Cambodia gets arrested, being under the radar is one thing and being 'convicted for no reason' is an exaggeration of what happens in the country. When a country has a reputation for cheap, unpunished solicitation, it has to take to stringent measures to protect the human rights of its citizens (or at least to appease international human right's groups/orgs).  
The reason the government is complacent about this is because it does naturally hurt Cambodia's tourism industry since sex without consequences is a stereo-typically attractive venture. It is a corrupt country and there are false convictions which is why tourists need to be vigilant, careful and not flirt with the locals but do whatever it is they come to do (so long as it is legal) and go home.   

According to the Post, Prior to the incident that led to Demeret’s conviction, the girl was being cared for at a shelter run by a local NGO, leading Dun Vibol to question whether the crime could have been prevented in the first place. “Demeret was being investigated by the NGO’s caseworkers and police when they saw him take the girl to sleep with,” he said. “or this case, I was wondering why the girl was freed from the shelter and came to do business as a prostitute with Demeret”-[[http://www.wowasis.com/travelblog/?p=1440]]
There have been instances when girls who are supposedly living in NGO shelters, are pimped to foreigners. There are other instances when unsuspecting foreigners are haggled by women photographed arrested and convicted for doing nothing at all. With girls claiming that they signed statements claiming they were molested or paid for sex, by policemen just looking to convict foreigners, period/full-stop.
[[http://www.wowasis.com/travelblog/?p=3153]]
as Adam Miller of the Huffington Post rants: "This effort to combat the standard sight of grandfather-esque men trolling the streets for girls barely out of high school is somewhat admirable in theory -- but in practice it does nothing to reduce this accepted, never-ending conveyor belt of white-bread-ophiles.
It only allows, nay encourages, this sexual oppression by the rich and powerful -- quite possibly the worst breed of this predator class.
Instead of scrutinizing foreigners' intentions with the often vulnerable and desperate women of this country on a case-by-case basis, if they were really concerned about this problem at all, the Cambodian government has taken the lazy route (as is the norm) by casting a stereotypical net over the problem."[[http://goo.gl/yRB7s]]