Thai police have arrested a woman who they say had sexual intercourse with monks and then used a press conference of photos and videos. They estimated she had received about 385 million baht (about $11.9 million) over the past three years.
Investigators who searched her home found more Thai Buddhism, whose members have been accused of sexual offences and drug trafficking in recent years.
Police said they first drew attention to the case in mid-June when he learnt that one of the monastery in Bangkok. Women.
Law enforcement officials said Ms Golf began a relationship with the monk in May 2024. She later claimed she was pregnant with him and demanded more than seven million baht in child support.
Authorities found that other monks transferred money to Ms Golf in a similar manner.
They also said that almost all of the money had been removed from the account, and some of it. Deleted her phones with more than 80,000 photos and videos that she used to blackmail the monks.
The woman cancelled several charges including extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen property.
Police have also opened a hotline for the ‘nai)’. Pix
The scandal has prompted the Sangha Verkhna Rada, the governing body of Thai Buddhism, to announce a special committee to review the monastery’s rules
The government also insists he pushed for the order, including penalties. In June, it set the highest names of 81 monks. Monk, known for his lavish lifestyle when he was in 2017 and money laundering. Thai bureaucracy where elderly monks are like high-ranking officials and young monks are their subordinates, ” said Bee-Bee-See Thailand.
“When they see something inappropriate, they don’t dare to speak up because it is very easy for them to be expelled from the temple,” he added