A Canadian man has been sentenced to four years in prison by Hanoi Court for sexually abusing local teenager boys.
Vadim Sott Benderman, 46, who worked as an English teacher in Hanoi, was sentenced January 13.
Benderman was arrested last September following an investigation by local police.
Benderman at police station in Hanoi last September.
From late 2014 to June 17, 2015, Benderman picked up 14-16 year-old street boys at Hoan Kiem Lake, and enticed them to his rented home, where he sexually assaulted them.
The court head Benderman abused a number of boys multiple times.
In late June 2015, police caught Benderman carrying out lewd acts. Further investigations revealed he had sexually assaulted a number of teenagers, several of whom testified before the court.
The Montreal man arrived in Vietnam in June 2014 with a tourist visa, and later became a teacher at an English school. He also worked as a singer at a café in Hoan Kiem District.
The Canadian Embassy provided consular assistance but declined to comment on the case.
