According to the Bangkok Post, Rockwell was "arrested in Bangkok yesterday [Sept. 3, 2023] and charged with having sex with a minor and recording the acts." He accepted the charges and was taken to the Khlong Tan police station. The arrest came after the mother of a 16-year-old girl filed a complaint with police which said Rockwell and the victim.

Per the complaint, the mother stated that her daughter had been messaging with Rockwell before the relationship escalated to a physical one, reports the New York Post. The victim's mother contacted the Department of Welfare for Children and Women who along with Khlong Tan, took Rockwell into custody.

Per The Daily Mail, Rockwell taught English at a private Christian school where the victim was a student. Her mother grew concerned when the victim "fell ill with abdominal pains caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea," which led to an emergency trip to the hospital. It was there she discovered what Rockwell had allegedly done and immediately contacted authorities.