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Top Sri Lankan monk arrested for alleged sexual abuse of minor girl
May 9, 2026
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One of Sri Lanka’s senior most Buddhist monks has been arrested for the sexual abuse of a minor girl, the police said on Saturday. Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, is the chief priest of a prominent temple in the country. He was taken into custody on Friday night after a magistrate’s court in the holy city []
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