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Al Jazeera
2026-05-30
Senior Sri Lankan Monk Suspended Over Child Sex Abuse Allegation
A senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, Pallegama Hemarathana, has been suspended following an accusation of child sex abuse involving an 11-year-old girl in 2022.
Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a Buddhist temple in 2022.