The arrest was made after some boys complained that they had been beaten, abused and forced to dance naked.
This is the latest sexual abuse scandal to hit the Buddhist establishment after the former head of China’s government-run Buddhist association was relieved of his position last week as abbot of a Beijing temple following a sexual assault investigation.
There are "serious allegations" against Bhante Shanghpriya Sujoy who took boys aged between six and twelve from poor families...
"The children complained to their guardians about physical and sexual abuse by their head monk. The children say they were thrashed and sexually abused at the school. They were locked up without food and water if they resisted." - Police saidBhante Shanghpriya Sujoy was first arrested on Wednesday and police are also reportedly looking into the trust that runs the school.
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