PeterRS Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago I am puttng this in the Gay Thailand forum but only because it involves sex. A major sex scandal in fact. It seems that a respected monk from a temple in Central Thailand has disappeared. Investigations by the bib led them to a woman who informed them she had slept with a considerable number of monks and then blackmailed them to keep the liaisons private. A search of her home led to the discovery of several mobile phones with tens of thousands of compromising photos and videos. These were not only of the missing monk but of several senior Buddhist figures. The invesitgations then led them to many temples. Although the monk at the heart of the scandal has disappeared, the woman has been arrested. Some of her clients were clearly not monks as one of the "gifts" she received was a Mercedes-Benz SLK200. She had also depositied 395 milliion baht into her account over the last three years. As as result of the ongoing investigation which has been at the centre of media attention in the country, at least nine abbots and senior monks have either been defrocked or dismissed. More here - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/17/monks-behaving-badly-the-sex-scandal-rocking-thailands-buddhist-clergy-ntwnfb vinapu and Ruthrieston 1 1 Quote
