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A British tourist was arrested in Thailand after he was spotted cupping his crotch fully naked in front of a group of people.
Joseph William Kershaw, 23, was seen in the video in front of tourists in Krabi, Thailand, on April 8.
He then bent down and walked around briefly before putting his clothes back on.
His behaviour meant residents contacted police and on Tuesday he was arrested at his hostel.
At the police station, he was forced to apologise and admitted to being drunk and overexcited at the time.
Speaking at the police station, he said: ‘I’m ashamed. I’m very sorry to all the people, I was very drunk. I appreciate that it’s not acceptable in your culture and it won’t happen again.
‘I’m very sorry… and I am thankful to you all for being helpful and very kind and I apologise. I will never do that again.’
He has been fined £110 for his behaviour but police officers accepted Joseph’s apology.
This is the moment Joseph stripped for everybody (Picture: ViralPress)
Soon enough he found himself down the police station (Picture: ViralPress)
He was eventually released (Picture: ViralPress)
Police Lieutenant Colonel Wirat Inyod confirmed he was fined and released and will not have to make a court appearance.
He said: ‘I can confirm the suspect’s name and age as Joseph William Kershaw. He is 23 years old and from Great Britain.
‘He came here with a tourist visa. He was fined because this is only considered to be a petty offence.’
Police Lieutenant Colonel Wittaya Thongkong added: ‘The suspect was fined for performing such a disgraceful act in public by undressing himself, exhibiting his undressed person or committing any other act of obscenity according to Section 388 of the Thai Criminal Code.
‘The inquiry officer fined him the maximum amount of 5,000 baht.
‘As for the allegation from locals of him working illegally, we have investigated and found that the suspect, who entered legitimately with a tourist visa, did not do any work.’
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This is not the first time something like this has happened in Krabi, Thailand, after police marched six naked tourists back on to the beach after they were caught naked in the sea.
The embarrassed group, which included five women and one man, were grassed up by a local who did not appreciate the fact they had stripped off.
They had been happily wading in shallow waters for ten minutes before they were interrupted by officers.
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