Thailand’s ‘jet-set’ monk sentenced to 114 years in prison
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle was sentenced on Thursday to 114 years in prison after a court found him guilty of fraud, money laundering and computer crimes.
Wirapol Sukphol, who was seen in a YouTube video in 2013 holding wads of cash on a private jet, returned to Thailand in July 2017 after being extradited from the United States where he had fled.
Wirapol, formerly known by his monastic name Luang Pu Nenkham, was expelled from the monkhood in 2013 after the video surfaced. He was accused of having sexual intercourse – a grave offense for monks – with an underage girl, among other charges.
He later fled to the United States.
Categories: Asia, Buddhism, Thailand, The Muslim Times
Right. Of course we expect monks and other ‘religious officials’ to have a hire sense of morals.