Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor

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A judge at the Sarlahi District Court found him guilty of sexually assaulting an underage girl and said sentencing will be on July 1.

Ram Bahadur Bamjan, centre in white, believed by some to be the reincarnation of Buddha, is surrounded by Buddhist monks in Nijgadh town, south of Katmandu, Nepal, in November 2008

Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who is believed by some to be the reincarnation of the founder of Buddhism, was arrested by police in January on charges of sexual assault and suspicion of involvement in the disappearance of at least four followers from his camps. Bamjan is believed by many Nepalese to be the reincarnation of Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in southwestern Nepal some 2,600 years ago and became revered as the Buddha.Bamjan was arrested at a house in a suburb of Kathmandu, the country’s capital, after jumping two floors from a window in an attempt to flee.

 

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