A Monk Faces Allegations Over Relationship and Abortion Pressure

Mukdahan Monk Faces Allegations Over Relationship and Abortion Pressure

A Thai woman publicly accused a monk in Mukdahan of having a relationship with her, being unfaithful, and pressuring her to have an abortion. She posted photos of them together along with an ultrasound image before later deleting the posts and shutting down her Facebook account. Online users attempted to identify the monk, with some pointing to a 39-year-old monk named Anupon from a temple in Khamcha-i district. The monk denied the allegations, said he had not been involved with women since entering monkhood, and insisted the man in the images only resembled him. Reports later said he left the monkhood after speaking to the media, adding another twist to an already highly scrutinised case.