# Police in Thailand arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then blackmailed them into making large payments. The case has rocked Buddhist institutions and gripped public attention in Thailand in recent weeks. At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood. Scandals involving monks surface a few times a year but seldom involve senior members of the clergy. Thai monks are required to be celibate and refrain from even touching a woman.
Thai police arrest woman who allegedly seduced and blackmailed Buddhist monks