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Monk charged with child sex abuses

Summary by Ground News
Vijitha Naotunne, 68, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday. He was charged with 13 offences, including sexual penetration and indecent acts with children under 16. Police will allege he sexually abused three child victims between 1996 and 2004. He allegedly used school items, including a pink eraser and a clear plastic ruler, to commit some of the abuse.
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Monk charged with child sex abuses

A high-ranking Buddhist monk has faced court charged with sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated against children he met through working at two Melbourne temples. Vijitha Naotunne, 68, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday dressed in traditional orange robes, after being charged with 13 offences dating back to the mid-1990s. He is the chief incumbent at the Dhamma Sarana Sri Lankan Buddhist temple, in Melbourne’s southeast, and has run a…

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Star Community broke the news in on Friday, August 18, 2023.
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