Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a senior Buddhist monk over allegations of sexually abusing an underage girl, in what is being described as one of the country’s highest-profile cases involving clergy misconduct. Read More: Faisalabad university driver arrested for rape and blackmail According to police, 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was taken into custody from a private […]
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Virginia AG punts investigation of child abuse allegations
Earlier this year, the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares handed off its jurisdiction in a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuses at a hospital that serves vulnerable children. The move leaves any further charging decisions up to a local prosecutor with a tiny staff. Miyares’ office offered a procedural […]