{"id":1168,"date":"2026-05-31T01:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/31\/sri-lankas-top-monk-suspended-over-alleged-child-sex-abuse\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T01:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:09:04","slug":"sri-lankas-top-monk-suspended-over-alleged-child-sex-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1168","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This picture taken on May 19, 2023 shows senior Buddhist monk Pallegama Hemarathana, chief custodian of an ancient Bodhi tree believed to have grown from a sapling from the one in India that sheltered the Buddha, showing the tree’s newly-sprouted leaves at the Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Anuradhapura. Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on May 9, 2026 for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl, police said. (Photo: AFP\/Ishara S Kodikara\/FILE)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section><\/div>\n

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\n 31 May 2026 03:51AM
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