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Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of the 11-year-old girl in 2022.
The crime is alleged to have taken place at a highly venerated temple in Anuradhapura, around 200km (125 miles) north of Colombo, where Hemarathana is the chief priest.
“We will be guided by the magistrate on further action,” a police statement said on Saturday.
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The monk will soon be presented before a judge.
Authorities added that the victim’s mother has also been arrested for aiding and abetting the monk.
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The development comes a day after a local court in Anuradhapura imposed a foreign travel ban on the monk.
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