一名前墨尔本寺庙僧侣面临19项儿童性指控;幸存者指称1994年至2002年受到虐待。 A former Melbourne temple monk faces 19 child sex charges; survivors allege abuse from 1994 to 2002.

一位母亲在维多利亚县法院作证时崩溃了，她为女儿对墨尔本 Dhamma Sarana 寺庙 70 岁前住持 Naotunne Vijitha 尊者进行性虐待的指控作证，她在 1994 年至 2002 年期间面临 19 项儿童性犯罪指控。 A mother broke down in Victoria’s County Court as she testified about her daughter’s allegations of sexual abuse by Venerable Naotunne Vijitha, the 70-year-old former head monk of Melbourne’s Dhamma Sarana temple, who faces 19 child sexual offence charges from 1994 to 2002. 这名女孩现在是成年人,说她从9岁开始就受到虐待,直到2022年才透露虐待情况,因为她害怕不相信。 The girl, now an adult, said she was abused from age nine and only disclosed the abuse in 2022, fearing disbelief. 她描述了被Vijitha触摸和亲吻的情况,后者否认所有指控。 She described being touched and kissed by Vijitha, who denies all charges. 六名成年幸存者声称,在寺庙的Keysborough和前Springvale地点发生了虐待事件,包括在生活区、祈祷室和星期天学校。 Six adult survivors allege abuse occurred at the temple’s Keysborough and former Springvale locations, including in living quarters, a prayer room, and Sunday school. 其他家庭成员作证,包括一名母亲作证说,她女儿在8岁或9岁两次被虐待后割了一条裙子,并丢弃了Vijitha给的钥匙标签。 Other family members testified, including a mother who said her daughter cut up a dress after being abused twice at age eight or nine and discarded a key tag given by Vijitha. 审判在Pardeep Tiwana法官面前继续进行。 The trial continues before Judge Pardeep Tiwana.