I bet he did this to avoid spending time in a Thai prison for child porn charges. I'm not sure how Thailand is when it comes to human rights or prisoners. But I bet compared to the US, conditions are pretty crappy, hell, they might even be one of those countries that does **** like chop your arms off if you steal. So maybe he figured, he'd confess to this crime, and spend time in a US prison, where, compared to Thailand, conditions are good. He'd get clothing, shelter, 3 meals a day. He might've ended up in solitary confinement, protecting him from harm from other prisoners. And he probably would've gotten crap like cable TV. Heaven compared to what he would've gotten in Thailand.