Recently, the chief prelate or custodian of eight sacred sites in Sri Lanka was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting and raping a child. He is out on bail.

Recently, the chief prelate or custodian of eight sacred sites in Sri Lanka was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting and raping a child. He is out on bail.

Police arrested the 71-year-old on May 9 over allegations that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.

Sri Lanka suspends top monk Hemarathana over child sex abuse allegations, coinciding with Vesak celebrations marking Buddha's key milestones.

COLOMBO, May 30 — Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy suspended on Saturday a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in a high-profile case that has shocked...

Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a Buddhist temple in 2022.