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Weaknesses in the safety of the Thai education system have been exposed yet again as a second foreign paedophile has been found working for Potisarn Pittayakorn School, a government-owned secondary school in Bangkok, Thailand.

In February 2008, James J. Betts, 51, was deported from Thailand to face child pornography charges in the United States. Mr Betts had fled the country four years previously rather than face the charges. He was caught working for Potisarn Pittayakorn School as an English teacher. In the latest case, Gary Robcoy, 30, has been deported and blacklisted after working for Pittayakorn School as an English and Computer Studies teacher. Robcoy has a conviction in the UK for child abuse. It is not clear how his conviction came to light after being employed at the school, although media reports suggest the involvement of UK child protection agencies.