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Sri Lanka monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
Summary: Pallegama Hemarathana was suspended over allegations of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in 2022.
WHO: Pallegama Hemarathana
WHAT: Suspended over alleged child sex abuse
WHEN: May 30, 2026 at 8:55 AM ET
WHERE: Sri Lanka
WHY: The suspension followed allegations that he sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.
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