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	Sikh priest charged in sexual assault Vancouver Sun January 13, 2009 http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=66b01130-0ec9-4cf8-8177-0f0d90187704 RCMP have charged a Sikh priest with sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Kelowna RCMP Const. Steve Holmes said Monday that Lakhwinder Singh, 29, faces charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation. The girl, who was 15 at the time and is a practising Sikh, attended Gurdwara Guru Amardas Darbar temple in Kelowna, where Singh was a priest, Holmes said. Some of the alleged assaults reportedly took place at the temple, where Singh lived until he was charged. Singh, an Indian citizen who is in Canada on a work visa, also faces charges of physically assaulting his wife. Temple spokesman Tarsem Singh Goraya said the community is outraged by the allegations against one of its leaders. Singh, who appeared in Kelowna Provincial Court on Thursday, is free on $2,000 bail with conditions that he surrender his passport and not contact his accusers. He will be in court on Jan. 20.
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