INQUIRER.net: Scandal of the jet-setting monk rivets Thailand

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Scandal of the jet-setting monk rivets Thailand Jul 19th 2013, 02:29 BANGKOK— He's known as Thailand's jet-setting fugitive monk, and his story has riveted the country with daily headlines of lavish excess, promiscuity and alleged crimes ranging from statutory rape to manslaughter. Until a month ago, 33-year old Wirapol Sukphol was relatively unknown in Thailand. Now he is at the center of the biggest religious scandal the predominantly Buddhist country has seen in years. Despite the vows he took to lead a life of celibacy and simplicity, Wirapol had a taste for luxury, police say. His excesses first came to light in June with a YouTube video that went viral. It showed the orange-robed monk in aviator sunglasses taking a private jet ride with ... Keep on reading: Scandal of the jet-setting monk rivets Thailand Media files: fugitive-monk.jpg (image/jpeg)

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