Tourists face 5 years in jail for posing with bare butts outside Thai temple

Tourists are facing five years in a Thai jail after posting a very cheeky holiday snap of them outside a Thai temple.

Joseph and Travis Dasilva were arrested at Bangkok Airport after they took a 'butt' selfie outside a Buddhist temple in the South-East Asian country.

The pair uploaded it to Instagram on their popular @travelling_butts account.

District police chief Jaruphat Thongkomol told Reuters:

"The two American citizens have admitted taking the pictures."

Joseph, 38, and 36-year-old Travis, both from California, use the account to document their travels by snapping pictures of their backsides around the globe.

Their account has more than 14,000 followers.

The couple have been fined $154 dollars each for public nudity, according to authorities in Thailand.

However, the Thai police and government have warned they could also face more serious charges and potentially up to five years in jail.

They are currently being held at an immigration detention centre.

Deputy spokesman of the Thai immigration police, Col Choengron Rimpadee, told the BBC:

"Once they are through with the charges, the Thai immigration police will revoke their visas and push for deportation.
"They will also be blacklisted from coming back to Thailand."

culled from MPNB Mr Olumide's Blog