A Nepali courtroom sentenced a person who 1000’s believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail on Monday for youngster sexual abuse, a courtroom official mentioned.
As a young person, Ram Bahadur Bamjon had drawn worldwide consideration when in 2005 tens of 1000’s of individuals turned as much as see the “Buddha Boy” sitting cross-legged beneath a tree in a dense forest in southeastern Nepal for almost 10 months.
Court docket official Sikinder Kaapar of the Sarlahi district courtroom in southern Nepal mentioned a decide had additionally ordered Bamjon, 33, to pay $3,750 in compensation to the sufferer.
Bamjon couldn’t be reached for remark, however his lawyer, Dilip Kumar Jha, mentioned he would enchantment in a better courtroom.
Bamjon was arrested at a home on the outskirts of Kathmandu in January.