Thai Buddhist Abbot Arrested in $2.8 Million Embezzlement Scandal

Buddhist monk arrested in suspected $3m embezzlement scandal

Thai police also arrested a suspected female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.

Thai police arrest Buddhist abbot on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m

Phra Wachirayan Wi arrested alongside woman he was filmed having sex with in latest scandal to hit country’s clergy Police in Thailand have arrested a senior Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m intended for his monastery, alongside a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with. The case is the latest scandal to hit the clergy in Buddhist-majority country, after a sex and extortion case involving senior monks last year prompted public outrage and calls for greater scru...

By Agence France-Press in Bangkok

Buddhist abbot in Thailand arrested over embezzlement

Thai Abbot Arrested in $2.8-Million Embezzlement, Sex Scandal - The Irrawaddy

Thai Abbot Arrested in $2.8-Million Embezzlement, Sex Scandal  The Irrawaddy

Buddhist monk arrested in suspected $3m embezzlement scandal

Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with.

By Emmanuel Tetteh