A Nepalese court this Tuesday condemned the spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” or “Buddha Boy”, Ram Bahadur Bomjan, for sexual abuse of children a minor resident of his monastery for almost ten years.

The verdict will be announced on July 1, Kommersant was told. EFE Court Registrar Sarlahi Sadan Adhikari. Bomzhan has been in police custody since his arrest last January in Kathmandu after years of evading justice. accused of sexual assault and the disappearance of several of his followers.

Bomyan became famous in 2005. after his followers claimed the Buddhist leader was able to meditate under a tree in the jungle for months without food, water or sleep. Some have popularized the belief that Beomjeong was the reincarnation of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who achieved enlightenment under a tree 2,500 years ago.

Hundreds of people began visiting the site to see the “Child Buddha” while his followers established hermitages (shrines) in different villages of Nepal. However, Bomyan’s fame was tarnished by allegations of sexual assault and disappearance of people.

In February 2020, the Sarlakha District Court issued an arrest warrant for Bomdzhan after a case of sexual exploitation was opened against him.

A young woman accused him of raping her while she was living as a nun. at his hermitage in Pattarkot village, Sarlahi, in 2016, when he was 15 years old.

In addition, four different families filed complaints against the believer at different police stations, accusing him of murder, disappearance and sexual exploitation of his followers. Four of his followers have been missing from the Bomjom hermitages since 2011, according to police.

EFE