1:28 PM MYT
A former acting pagoda chief monk was arrested on January 11 for allegedly having sexual intercourse with four minors in December. - Police photo
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court Investigating Judge Phy Daro has placed a former acting pagoda chief monk in pre-trial detention for allegedly having sexual intercourse with four minors in December.
Provincial court spokesperson Hong Kim Hak identified the former monk as Orn Chhai Rak, 28.
“Chhai Rak has been charged under Article 42 of the Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, ” he said.
Chhai Rak faces between five and 10 years in prison if found guilty.
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