Authorities added that the victim's mother has also been arrested for aiding and abetting the monk.

Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, is the most senior monk in the country to be accused of such a crime. The child’s mother has also ...

One of world’s most senior Buddhist monks arrested over alleged rape of girl in Sri Lanka - Pallegama Hemarathana arrested ...

Pallegama Hemarathana was arrested at a private hospital where he had sought treatment. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

One of Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist monks, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, has been arrested and remanded in ...

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A hard-line Buddhist monk from Myanmar known for his anti-Muslim stance said his movement would join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to “protect” Buddhists, whom he ...

A Sri Lankan court has issued a landmark order for reforestation in a protected area near a Buddhist temple to address ...

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Sri Lankan police arrested senior Buddhist monk Pallegama Hemarathana Thero over allegations of repeated sexual abuse of a ...