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Top Sri Lankan Monk Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minor Girl
- On Friday night, police arrested Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, at a private hospital in Colombo following an arrest warrant issued by an Anuradhapura magistrate's court.
- Police spokesperson Wootler confirmed authorities initiated the probe after a complaint registered in March, alleging abuse of a 15-year-old victim at a venerated temple in Anuradhapura.
- Hemarathana serves as chief custodian of a sacred Bodhi tree sapling from India and leads eight venerated temples on a key Buddhist pilgrim route, making this arrest unprecedented.
- This arrest involves the most senior monk accused of such a crime in Sri Lanka; police stated Saturday the monk will soon appear before a judge for further action.
- The victim's mother was also arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting, while a local court in Anuradhapura imposed a foreign travel ban on the monk prior to Friday's arrest.
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Top Sri Lankan monk arrested for alleged sexual abuse of minor girl
One of Sri Lankas senior most Buddhist monks has been arrested for the sexual abuse of a minor girl, the police said on Saturday. Hemarathana was arrested from the emergency unit of a private hospital in capital city Colombo - around 200 km from Anuradhapura - where he was undergoing some treatment, police said.
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Top Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse
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 where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the...
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