Ex-Abbot Admits to Love Affair

Ex-abbot admits to love affair

The former abbot of Wat Phra Phutthachai in Saraburi has admitted to a years-long romantic relationship with a woman known as "Sika Golf", saying he had even planned to leave the monkhood to marry her -- only to later discover she was also romantically involved with senior monks from other well-known temples.

Thai Monastic Scandal: Ex-Abbot Admits to Love Affair

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post In a developing scandal shaking Thailand's monastic community, a former abbot of Wat Phra Phutthachai in Saraburi has confessed to a romantic relationship with a woman known as "Sika Golf." The ex-abbot, Thep Wachirathiraporn, planned to leave the monkhood to marr...