A senior Buddhist monk has sparked outrage in Thailand after he was caught having sex with a woman on CCTV and accused of embezzling £2million intended for his monastery.
The case is the latest scandal to hit the clergy in the Buddhist-majority nation, after a sex and extortion case involving senior monks last year prompted public outrage and calls for greater scrutiny of temple finances.
Footage showing Phra Wachirayan Wi, the 66-year-old abbot of the 14th-century temple Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, having sex on a table in his residence was widely broadcast on Thai media.
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