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Sri Lanka arrests top Buddhist monk for alleged child sex abuse

A 71-year-old senior Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in 2022. The alleged abuse occurred at a prominent temple where the monk serves as chief priest. Authorities have also arrested the child's mother for allegedly aiding and abetting the monk, and a travel ban was previously imposed on him. AI

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Sri Lanka arrests top Buddhist monk for alleged child sex abuse

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse of 11-year-old girl

    Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo…