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Lampang Monk Disrobed After Being Discovered in Bed with Woman
UPDATE : 15 February 2012
A famous monk, who's the head monk of the Tung Ngam Subdistrict in Lampang, was disrobed after being found in bed with a woman.
Around 200 villagers surrounded the 45-year-old Phra Kru Wisit Sathukarn's 10-million baht golden teak wood accommodation late at night at Ban Mua Temple earlier this week to catch him in bed with a woman. Upon opening the door to his bedroom, villagers found him naked in bed with 35-year-old Saipin Chumti which resulted in an immediate disrobing of the monk.
Villagers said they've suspected his sexual activities for quite some time and have even asked his relatives to warn him to stop but he refused to listen to them so they had to take matters into their own hands and catch him in the act.
The monk confessed to being sexually involved with the woman for over a year and apologized to the villagers for betraying their trust.
The following day the elderly in the village conducted a ceremony to ward off misfortune from the monk's behavior.
The monk is a famous preacher with a lot of followers. He did so well with donations that he was able to construct a golden teak wood accommodation for himself with a budget of 10 million baht.
He entered the monkhood since the age of 12 and has always been at the Ban Mua Temple until he was named the head monk of the subdistrict.
The woman in question lived close to the temple and started her affair with the monk after being separated from her husband.
Translated from Thairath