CHICAGO (IL)
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A former Buddhist monk who allegedly raped and impregnated a 15-year-old girl more than ten years ago was arrested for the crime yesterday.
Camnong Boa-Ubol, 62, is accused of repeatedly raping the girl over a period of two years when he worked at a Chicago temple.
The 62-year-old was charged with one count aggravated criminal sexual assault and was ordered to be held on $5 million bail at Cook County Circuit court this morning.
The alleged attack took place at the Wat Dhammaram temple in unincorporated Stickney Township.
The court heard today that the victim was just 13-years-old when Boa-Ubol approached her in a nearby car park and said he would pay her if she cleaned around the outside of the temple.
It was when she started working inside the temple the monk started kissing her, which eventually led to her first rape in 1997, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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