KATHMANDU — A Nepali man whose followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Buddha has been convicted of child sexual abuse, a court official said on Tuesday.
Ram Bahadur Bomjan, known as 'Buddha Boy' by his devotees, became famous as a teenager after followers said he could meditate motionless for months without water, food or sleep.'The district court on Monday found Bomjan guilty of child sex abuse,' said Sikindar Kaapar, information officer at the court in the southern Nepal i town of Sarlahi. ‘BUDDHA BOY’ Ram Bahadur Bamjan is surrounded by Buddhist monks in Nijgadh town, south of Nepal ’s capital Kathmandu, on Nov. 12, 2008.
Police said he was caught with bundles of cash amounting to 30 million Nepali rupees and another $22,500 in foreign currency.Dozens of assault complaints were filed against Bomjan in 2010. He said he beat the victims because they disturbed his meditation.An 18-year-old nun also accused Bomjan of raping her at a monastery in 2018.Police opened another investigation against him the following year after family members reported the disappearance of four of his devotees from one of his ashrams.
Convicts 'Buddha Boy' Of Child Sex Abuse
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