Officers lead Phra Khru Kitti Phacharakhun, 53, for questioning. The abbot of Wat Lat Khae temple and also Chon Daen district's monastic chief was detained for interrogation over child sex abuse. Police said the monk would be brought before the provincial monastic chief for the defrocking process if he refused to leave monkhood voluntarily. The abbot of Wat Lat Khae temple was also accused of making sexual advances toward several women and improper conduct, including sneaking out of the temple at night and behaving like an influential figure. According to a police source, Phra Khru Kitti Phacharakhun was among four monks and 10 laymen implicated in the temple fund embezzlement being investigated by the police's Counter-Corruption Division.

Source: Bangkok Post November 29, 2017 21:45 UTC