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Misbehaving monks: Sex scandal shakes Thai Buddhist faith

A devotee gives alms to Buddhist monks outside of a temple in Bangkok on July 18, 2025. [AFP]

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith.

Thai police this week arrested a woman accused of bedding at least 11 monks in violation of their vows of celibacy, before blackmailing them with thousands of secretly taken photos of their trysts.

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