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Sri Lankan monk suspended over child sex abuse allegation
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM ET
Summary: Pallegama Hemarathana was suspended after being accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in 2022.
WHO: Pallegama Hemarathana
WHAT: A senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monk was suspended over a child sex abuse allegation.
WHEN: May 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM ET
WHERE: Sri Lanka
WHY: He was accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl at a Buddhist temple in 2022.
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