Now 81 and defrocked, guy implicated of 2001 offense claims woman loved him
CHACHOENGSAO: An 81-year-old monk detained in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old woman 18 years earlier has actually rejected the charges and declared the woman loved him.
La Wanpirun was apprehended at Wat Khok Hua Khao in Phanom Sarakham district of this eastern province on Saturday and right away defrocked.
He was desired on an arrest warrant provided by the Pattaya Provincial Court for denying a small aged listed below 15 of adult care, raping a lady aged listed below 15 who was not his better half and carrying out a profane act upon a lady aged listed below 15, no matter whether the woman consented.
The offense happened on Oct 7, 2001 when the suspect, who remained in the monkhood at the time, took the woman to Phanom Sarakham district by guest bus, stated Pol Col Arun Warichasrisukanya, superintendent of Criminal activity Suppression Department (CSD) sub-division 2.
He then took the woman to a relative’s home where there was a celebration during the night. Authorities stated he convinced the woman to consume 2 glasses of beer and she ended up being drunk, after which he raped her.
The following day, the woman woke up with vaginal discomfort. The monk hugged her and informed her he would take obligation if she got pregnant, stated the CSD officer.
2 days later on, he took the woman to Sattahip in Chon Buri. The woman’s mom later on gained from her child that she had actually been raped, and a medical examination verified it. The mom submitted a problem with Sattahip authorities versus the monk, who had actually currently left the location.
CSD authorities later on located the implicated and discovered he had actually taken haven at Wat Khok Hua Khao in Chachoengsao.
The rape suspect uses white after being defrocked from the monkhood in Chachoengsao on Saturday. (Provided image)
Throughout interrogation, Mr La stated he had actually gone into the monkhood when he was 35. He learnt more about the woman when he had to do with 60 as her moms and dads typically made benefit with him at a temple in Sattahip.
The previous monk declared the woman loved him at the time. One day, when he will check out a relative in Phanom Sarakham, the woman ran onto the bus he had actually boarded and asked to choose him. He attempted to avoid the woman from taking a trip with him however she declined.
The woman remained in his relative’s home for 2 days, throughout which he did not sexually abuse her, the implicated stated. He later on took the woman back to Sattahip to fulfill her moms and dads and consequently left the monkhood. 2 months later on, he went into the monkhood once again and remained in different temples prior to relocating to Wat Kho Hua Khao.
He declared he was not mindful he was desired on the arrest warrant. The statute of restrictions for the charges was because of end in the next 2 years.
The arrest of Mr La was the 2nd this month including a monk for a sexual attack devoted long earlier. On July 18 a 33-year-old monk was arrested in Suphan Buri for supposedly raping a girl after they left a bar together 16 years earlier.
