Monk Who Was Caught Having Sex with Lover Confesses to Relationship
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Still busy despite the scandal, most of Thailand is considered to be able to wisely separate the sacred values of religion from the bad behavior of certain individuals.
Thai Monk Scandal: Phra Wachirayan Arrested Over Alleged 92 Million Baht Temple Fund Case, Gold and Assets Seized
A major scandal involving a senior Thai Buddhist monk has drawn widespread attention after police arrested Phra Wachirayan Wi, also known as Luang Pho Atichot Dhammavaro, the former abbot of Wat Phutthaisawan, a royal monastery in Ayutthaya. The 66-year-old monk was arrested on September 10, 2026, in an investigation involving alleged embezzlement of temple funds, alleged money laundering and alleged misconduct. A 47-year-old woman identified in…
Ironically, this temple fund corruption case was uncovered precisely because of the leak of CCTV footage showing a sex scandal involving the monk and his female assistant. The monk...
BANGKOK: Thailand's National Office of Buddhism (NOB) has asked police to destroy a table at the centre of a sex scandal involving the former head monk of the Phutthaisawan Temple in Ayutthaya, saying it brought a curse on the religion. Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) officers arrested the temple's 66-year-old head monk, Phra Wachirayan Wi, also known as Atichot Dhammawaro, on charges of ...
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