Viraton Suchon
The court of Thailand have charged a Buddhist monk Wiraphon Sulfone charges of statutory rape, fraud and money laundering. About it reports The South China Morning Post.
He was arrested as soon as got off the plane from the US after extradition. Have one charges related to sexual violence, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
Attention to VeriFone militiamen paid in 2013: the network has got video of him with two other monks flying on a private jet with all the sunglasses and luxury leather Louis Vuitton bags.
From the controversial monk seized property at 770 thousand dollars (including Porsche and Mercedes-Benz), 41, was arrested Bank account, and he himself was declared wanted. The temple in Buriram town expelled him from the ranks of the monks, and Viraton fled to the United States, where he founded a religious center.
He gained the confidence of the people posing as the incarnation of an ancient Buddhist monk who, according to legend, performed miracles. He was arrested in California according to the request from Bangkok in the summer of 2016.