Abuse of trust— it’s not just for Catholics anymore:

A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has tried to commit suicide after he was jailed for raping a nine-year-old girl.

Bellana Pannaloka Thero, of the Sri Vimalarama temple in Nugegoda, near Colombo, drank a substance from his pocket shortly after sentencing.

…Monks play a highly influential role in Sri Lanka, whose 19m population is about 70% Buddhist.

The 42-year old insecticide-guzzling perv is in critical condition after his cowardly attempt to avoid spending 20 years in prison.