AUSTRALIA
Sky News
An ashram should not be held responsible for abuse inflicted on children by its former spiritual leader and his second-in-command, two yoga devotees have told a royal commission.
Muktimurti, a longtime resident of the Mangrove Yoga Ashram on the NSW Central Coast, said on Tuesday she did not know if physical and sexual abuse as alleged by former child residents had taken place.
Muktimurti said she did not really believe the allegations against ashram leader Swami Akhandananda when he was brought to trial.
She said in her statement to the commission she found it ‘morally questionable’ for victims to now seek financial compensation.
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