Thai actor Prom Ratchapat Worasarn accused of having sex with young female fans
Thai actor Prom Ratchapat Worasarn has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women on social media. PHOTO: ANOTHERBOYTJ/INSTAGRAM
Following serious allegations of sexual misconduct, Thai actor Prom Ratchapat Worasarn has been dropped by his management agency, YWPB Official.
Since June 14, screenshots have surfaced on social media, allegedly showing the actor coercing women into having unprotected sex.
Some of these encounters were supposedly with his teenage female fans. Prior to these private meet-ups, he would request that they consume alcohol beforehand.
In one instance, Prom allegedly refused to use a condom, calling it a 'waste of plastic'.
In another, he supposedly urged a woman to abort a child that he had fathered. When she asked if he could sign the child's birth certificate if she were to keep the child, he was said to have replied: 'Sorry, I can't do that.'
Another user said she had to pay for the cost of emergency contraceptive pills and subsequently getting pregnant out of her own pocket.
YWPB Official released a media statement on June 15, saying: 'YWPB has conducted a thorough inquiry with Prom Ratchapat and has reviewed all related content, including images and conversations circulating online.
'As a result, YWPB and Prom Ratchapat have mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the company, effective immediately, to allow him the time and space needed to address the situation appropriately.'
Prom has yet to respond, but has since unfollowed everyone on Instagram. He has 1.3 million followers on the platform.
The actor has appeared in Thai series such as Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! (2024) and En Of Love (2020).
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