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21-Aug-2006, 06:20 PM
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=e2ad5ceb-684b-4473-a539-bd99f599859b&k=34983
Suspect treated at Thai sex-change clinic
BANGKOK - The U.S. schoolteacher suspected of murdering child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey left Thailand yesterday on a plane bound for the United States, where he will face questions about the 1996 killing -- and about new revelations that he sought treatment at a Thai sex-change clinic.
John Mark Karr, 41, was aboard a Thai Airways flight that took off yesterday morning and was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles last night.
Mr. Karr was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder, kidnapping and child sexual assault. He told reporters he had been with the six-year-old when she died at Christmas a decade ago but that her death was an accident.
His departure from Thailand was marked by news that he had sought surgery at a gender reassignment clinic in central Bangkok.
"Yes, he had treatment here," an official of the Pratunam Clinic said. "He was our patient. He came a number of times. But we cannot give out details on his treatment as we are ethically bound to keep these things private."
there's more info at the link, but that's a quick summation.
Suspect treated at Thai sex-change clinic
BANGKOK - The U.S. schoolteacher suspected of murdering child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey left Thailand yesterday on a plane bound for the United States, where he will face questions about the 1996 killing -- and about new revelations that he sought treatment at a Thai sex-change clinic.
John Mark Karr, 41, was aboard a Thai Airways flight that took off yesterday morning and was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles last night.
Mr. Karr was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder, kidnapping and child sexual assault. He told reporters he had been with the six-year-old when she died at Christmas a decade ago but that her death was an accident.
His departure from Thailand was marked by news that he had sought surgery at a gender reassignment clinic in central Bangkok.
"Yes, he had treatment here," an official of the Pratunam Clinic said. "He was our patient. He came a number of times. But we cannot give out details on his treatment as we are ethically bound to keep these things private."
there's more info at the link, but that's a quick summation.