US man could get prison for review of Thailand hotelAmerican expat Wesley Barnes, who teaches English in Thailand, said Tuesday he's anxious to end his dispute with the Sea View Koh Chang hotel,
which could end up costing him up to seven years in prison for defamation and violating the Computer Crime Act by posting allegedly false information online.
In an earlier statement for the media, he said he has lost his teaching job and fears going to prison.
He was arrested earlier this month and freed on 100,000 baht ($3,160) bail after being jailed for two nights. His next court date is Oct. 6.
The hotel, on Koh Chang, an island about 300 kilometers (185 miles) southeast of Bangkok, charged in its own statement Tuesday that Barnes had only himself to blame for refusing to retract his reviews on travel sites before the hotel lodged its legal complaints against him.
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