Five Thai monks charged over sexual abuse of minors: police

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Five Thai monks charged over sexual abuse of minors: police

BANGKOK, May 28, 2014 (AFP) - Thai police on Wednesday said they had charged five defrocked Buddhist abbots with sexually abusing eight boys at monasteries around the northern city of Chiang Mai.

The abuse was discovered after police rescued one boy from the abuse ring last year, police said, adding all the children involved were under 15 years of age.

"Four of the abbots volunteered to disrobe, but one denied the charges and was forcibly defrocked," Major General Prachuab Wongsuk, of the northern police region, told AFP.

He said police found alcohol and pornography during a search of living quarters at five monasteries.

Police believe the abbots were acting together and Prachuab predicted that more monks would be arrested soon.

Those charged face a maximum of 20 years in jail if convicted.

Monks in Thailand, where some 95 percent of the population are practising Buddhists, have been hit by a series of scandals, with local media reporting cases of drug-taking, drinking, gambling and visiting prostitutes.

In September, authorities seized nearly $800,000 worth of assets, including a Porsche and a Mercedes-Benz, from a monk who was defrocked for a controversial trip in a private jet and who was also accused of fathering a child by an underage girl a decade earlier.


-- (c) Copyright AFP 2014-05-28

[hanno]

Ah well, why should the nonces be confined to the Catholic church......

[Expattaff1308]

At least here they may get 20yrs and thrown out unlike the catholics sweeping it under the carpet and hope nobody notices.

[JohnnyJazz]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league. Most probably because there are no real regulation regarding this monks. Some, who are covered with tatooes from head to toes look more like Yakuza than monks.

[Ulysses G.]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

Edited May 28, 2014 by Ulysses G.

[Payboy]

He said police found alcohol and pornography during a search of living quarters at five monasteries.

Probably left behind by the coyote dancers.

[chotthee]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

Thai monks & Catholic priests, same same.

All like young and tender boys that does not fart much while at play.

[JohnnyJazz]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

Faulty logic here but I won't wast my time with you.

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

Among the thousands of people who sacrifice their life to provide education to the less favorized, there was a few bad apples. You focus on them because of your twisted mind.

Edited May 28, 2014 by JohnnyJazz

[frodo77]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

What's homosexuality got to do with molesting children?

[stubuzz]

He said police found alcohol and pornography during a search of living quarters at five monasteries.

I wonder what they would find if they checked all of them.

[ChrisY1]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

Faulty logic here but I won't wast my time with you.

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

Among the thousands of people who sacrifice their life to provide education to the less favorized, there was a few bad apples. You focus on them because of your twisted mind.

"The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer."

The Seventh Day Adventist church, for one, has built and managed, probably hundreds of schools and universities all over the world.....

To suggest that the building of schools somehow makes child molestation ok, is deplorable.....

Any form of child molestation in any country, religion or society, should be vehemently opposed and offenders prosecuted, handed the full punishment available.

Edited May 28, 2014 by ChrisY1

[UbonRatch]

He said police found alcohol and pornography during a search of living quarters at five monasteries.

I wonder what they would find if they checked all of them.

Perish the thought.

[Old Croc]

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

muslums

[UbonRatch]

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

muslums

Moss Side perchance?

[JohnnyJazz]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

Faulty logic here but I won't wast my time with you.

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

Among the thousands of people who sacrifice their life to provide education to the less favorized, there was a few bad apples. You focus on them because of your twisted mind.

To suggest that the building of schools somehow makes child molestation ok, is deplorable.....

Again faulty logic.

So because there is a chance that school may attract peadophile, school shouldn't be build ?

You are against education, make it clear.

I don't want to start an other religion war. I don't know if you are a muslim, jews, mormon, or just no god, you've obviously an axe to grind with the catholic church. That's your problem, please keep it yours.

[hanno]

Muslim entities build schools and in many Buddhist countries monasteries provide the only education.

And I fail to see how building schools excuses wide-spread abuse within the Catholic church, abuse the church was well aware off and did nothing.

[moe666]

I know catholics priests had bad press in recent time but buddhist monk are of a totally different league.

IMO, Catholic priests are a lot worse. They were preaching against homosexuality while molesting little boys or covering up for those that did. The monks might be perves, but they are a lot less hypocritical.

Faulty logic here but I won't wast my time with you.

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

Among the thousands of people who sacrifice their life to provide education to the less favorized, there was a few bad apples. You focus on them because of your twisted mind.

Your out of line and know nothing about the extent of the Catholic Priest scandal. The scandal broke first in New Mexico, where I live, the church had priest rehabilitation facility in Jemez, New Mexico were they sent there offending priest from the eastern US and other locations. After a few years of treatment the priest would be declared cured and then put into a church or school in New Mexico. In the late 80s and early90s over 100 men sued the church for damages due to sexual abuse by the cured priest. I personally know several of the men who were abused and they deserved every dime they received. There was never an admission from the church of wrong doing nor an effort to investigate wrong doing by there priest. One day while talking to a friend about this subject I said that this is only the tip of the ice berg as it has continued to play out we all know this for a fact. The real crime was the Vaticans attempt to cover the whole thing up.

[UbonRatch]

Faulty logic here but I won't wast my time with you.

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

Among the thousands of people who sacrifice their life to provide education to the less favorized, there was a few bad apples. You focus on them because of your twisted mind.

To suggest that the building of schools somehow makes child molestation ok, is deplorable.....

Again faulty logic.

So because there is a chance that school may attract peadophile, school shouldn't be build ?

You are against education, make it clear.

I don't want to start an other religion war. I don't know if you are a muslim, jews, mormon, or just no god, you've obviously an axe to grind with the catholic church. That's your problem, please keep it yours.

Where is your defence against a huge amount of Catholic priests being arrested over the years, for assault on minors, and particularly young boys they lure into choirs and performing altarboy duties, only to have a cassock ripped off them and receive buggery?

There is no argument against education here. It is the history of quite often what lay behind the intent of the priesthood to open schools, especially for boys, or lure them into church functions.

Nobody, not even for a second has insulted your God, but you yourself are for sure angry at anybody having a whack at exposing abuse based upon religious hidden agenda concerning the Catholic church. It's the 20th century.. time for men to stop wearing dresses in powers of so called position, isn't it?

Edited May 28, 2014 by UbonRatch

[JohnnyJazz]

Muslim entities build schools and in many Buddhist countries monasteries provide the only education.

The Catholic church was about the only organization to build school all over the world. Stop the B.S. and check what was teached in catholic school compared to what little muslim or buddhism learned.

[UbonRatch]

Muslim entities build schools and in many Buddhist countries monasteries provide the only education.

The Catholic church was about the only organization to build school all over the world. Stop the B.S. and check what was teached in catholic school compared to what little muslim or buddhism learned.

Were you teached well?

[supaprik]

Faulty logic here but I won't wast my time with you.

The catholic church built school who provided eduction to people all over the world. Which other religion did that ? Please answer.

Among the thousands of people who sacrifice their life to provide education to the less favorized, there was a few bad apples. You focus on them because of your twisted mind.

To suggest that the building of schools somehow makes child molestation ok, is deplorable.....

Again faulty logic.

So because there is a chance that school may attract peadophile, school shouldn't be build ?

You are against education, make it clear.

I don't want to start an other religion war. I don't know if you are a muslim, jews, mormon, or just no god, you've obviously an axe to grind with the catholic church. That's your problem, please keep it yours.

Where is your defence against a huge amount of Catholic priests being arrested over the years, for assault on minors, and particularly young boys they lure into choirs and performing altarboy duties, only to have a cassock ripped off them and receive buggery?

There is no argument against education here. It is the history of quite often what lay behind the intent of the priesthood to open schools, especially for boys, or lure them into church functions.

Nobody, not even for a second has insulted your God, but you yourself are for sure angry at anybody having a whack at exposing abuse based upon religious hidden agenda concerning the Catholic church. It's the 20th century.. time for men to stop wearing dresses in powers of so called position, isn't it?

Ummmm, actually it's the 21st century but that's ok continue...

[UbonRatch]

Again faulty logic.

So because there is a chance that school may attract peadophile, school shouldn't be build ?

You are against education, make it clear.

I don't want to start an other religion war. I don't know if you are a muslim, jews, mormon, or just no god, you've obviously an axe to grind with the catholic church. That's your problem, please keep it yours.

Where is your defence against a huge amount of Catholic priests being arrested over the years, for assault on minors, and particularly young boys they lure into choirs and performing altarboy duties, only to have a cassock ripped off them and receive buggery?

There is no argument against education here. It is the history of quite often what lay behind the intent of the priesthood to open schools, especially for boys, or lure them into church functions.

Nobody, not even for a second has insulted your God, but you yourself are for sure angry at anybody having a whack at exposing abuse based upon religious hidden agenda concerning the Catholic church. It's the 20th century.. time for men to stop wearing dresses in powers of so called position, isn't it?

Ummmm, actually it's the 21st century but that's ok continue...

Not in Thailand it's not.

[Scott]

This topic is about Thai monks accused of molestation. It's not about the Catholic Church. If you wish to compare, please do so, but off-topic posts will be removed.

[JohnThailandJohn]

Muslim entities build schools and in many Buddhist countries monasteries provide the only education.

The Catholic church was about the only organization to build school all over the world. Stop the B.S. and check what was teached in catholic school compared to what little muslim or buddhism learned.

Yes, they went from killing millions during the crusades to building schools and other means to control people / populations with their belief system that was ultimately was to increase the church's wealth. Certainly their a good people within all faiths but very naive to believe the Catholic Church is not motivated by power and money.

[hanno]

Ah well, I am not going to argue with a dense-headed bible-thumper.

[AhFarangJa]

Muslim entities build schools and in many Buddhist countries monasteries provide the only education.

The Catholic church was about the only organization to build school all over the world. Stop the B.S. and check what was teached in catholic school compared to what little muslim or buddhism learned.

Catholic schools were built around the world not for the sole purpose of education, but more for the spread of Catholicism, in much the same way as they ban contraception, spread the word through sheer numbers. This is not unique to the Catholic Church though, but to every religion. This does not in any way excuse the abuse of the trust the general public put in these so called educated men of high order when they innocently conned into sending their children for a supposedly better education.

[Prbkk]

In reality, the vast, overwhelming majority of monks and teachers do nothing wrong. It is newsworthy because it is still rare ( or when authorities know about issues and do nothing to stop it).

It's sad that in many countries it has become extremely difficult to attract male students to train as primary teachers, partly due to the perception that there may be some ulterior motive involved. This leaves many kids, given the nature of modern families, without any male role model. Sad.

[JeremyBowskill]

Don't care if its monks or priests, deal with them all the same way. 2 house bricks and their jacobs crackers in a sandwich!

[Marcel1]

people who use a cover like religion in which so many people put their trust and faith and abuse their position like this are the worst of the lot and imo do not have a place in this world. If 100% proven guilty, twist their holy necks...

[55Jay]

I love it when people start comparing one religion to another. As predictable as a Jerry Springer talk show.