Pallegama Hemarathana, the chief prelate of Colombo, is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a temple.
A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile case involving a local religious leader.
Authorities took 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana into custody on Saturday from a private hospital in the capital, Colombo, where had checked in for treatment as a criminal probe against him progressed.
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The chief prelate of Colombo, Hemarathana is accused of committing the abuse in 2022 in a highly venerated temple in Anuradhapura.
Authorities said the victim’s mother has also been arrested for aiding and abetting the monk.
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