Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press
A Canadian man reportedly accused of sexually abusing four homeless teenage boys in Vietnam was sentenced to four years in prison in Hanoi. Vadim Scott Benderman, 45, admitted in the half-day trial that he lured the boys to his house and paid them $10 to $15 to have sex.
According to the reports, police allege he met the boys between the ages of 13 and 15 at a lake in the city’s center, gave them food and let them play with his iPad before luring them to his rented house. Officials say Benderman admitted that he abused each boy from one to three times over a period of several months until his arrest last June.
Vadim Scott Benderman in a photo released by Hanoi police. (Photo: Hanoi Police)
It’s reported he arrived in Vietnam in June 2014 on a tourist visa, but later began teaching English at a foreign language centre in Hanoi. Child sexual abuse carries a penalty of three to seven years in jail. The court ordered Benderman to be expelled from the country after serving his sentence. Local media reported Benderman was arrested in Cambodia for similar charges in 2014.
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