A Nepalese court on Monday (1) sentenced a man believed by thousands to be a reincarnation of Buddha to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse, a court official said.
As a teenager, Ram Bahadur Bamjon attracted international attention when, in 2005, tens of thousands of people turned out to see the “Boy Buddha” sitting cross-legged under a tree in a dense forest in southeastern Nepal for nearly 10 months.
Court officer Sikinder Kaapar of Sarlahi district court in southern Nepal said a judge also ordered Bamjon, 33, to pay $3,750 in compensation to the victim.
Bamjon could not be reached for comment, but his lawyer, Dilip Kumar Jha, said he would appeal to a higher court.
Bamjon was arrested at a house on the outskirts of Kathmandu in January.
Source: CNN Brasil
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