A 20 year old Thai woman announced yesterday that an abbot sexually harassed her at a temple in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat while on a meditation retreat. The abbot denied the allegations and accused the woman of blackmailing him for money.

 

The woman recounted the incident with Channel 7 yesterday. She asserted that the abbot subjected her to repeated instances of sexual harassment during her nine-day dhamma retreat, prompting her to cut short her programme ahead of schedule.

 

The woman claimed that she planned to stay at the temple for nine days to fulfil a vow she made after benefitting from some good fortune. One day, the abbot used his feet to poke her bottom while she was meditating.

 

Then, the abbot inappropriately touched her face, causing her to insist on leaving the temple’s premises. The abbot denied her request, asserting that the auspicious time for departure was yet to come and urged her to wait for two days.

 

While she was waiting to leave the temple, another sexual assault occurred. The woman stated that the abbot broke into her bathroom while she was taking a shower. She complained about his behaviour and immediately called her mother to pick her up at the temple.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Channel 7

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/a-woman-looking-for-calm-on-meditation-retreat-finds-chaos-after-abbot-sexually-harassed-her

 

-- The Thaiger 2023-09-01

 

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Even Abbots need a little love. In future she will be careful about bowing down in a temple.

a typical "she said, he said"  if if no traces of dna are found

He got into this habit orange in this case to poke her alright the dirty abbot jail the pervert ????

and another stupid headline written by a piece of toast. 

On 9/1/2023 at 10:07 PM, Pique Dard said:

a typical "she said, he said"  if if no traces of dna are found

What true possible motive could she have if not true? Can you really imagine any female loosing face, get called a liar, possible religious repercussions  etc etc if she is not innocent? Bit of logic really

 

IH

9 hours ago, Datsun 1200 said:

What true possible motive could she have if not true? Can you really imagine any female loosing face, get called a liar, possible religious repercussions  etc etc if she is not innocent? Bit of logic really

 

IH

you mean there is always logic behind every lie? besides,nowhere do I claim she's lying