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Police in Thailand arrested a woman who says she is seduction and has sexual relations with Buddhist monks, then used videos and photos that were taken during sexual acts to blackmail them for millions of dollars.

Police said at a press conference on Tuesday that Willwan was alleged to have sex with at least nine Abbott and major monks. They believe that it has received about 385 million dull (about 16.25 million Canadian dollars) over the past three years. Police said they spent most of the money she received on the online gambling sites.

The scandal, which caught the attention of the police in mid -June, shook the esteemed Thailand Buddhist Foundation. The Central Investigation Office of the Royal Thai Police said that the monks work under a strict isolation base, and they were subjected to violations of violations and were taken out of the bet.

The scandals involved in monks include several times a year in Thailand, but usually do not include senior clerics. The case also sheds light on large sums of the donor’s money for Abbott temples, which significantly contradict the exciting life that they are supposed to lead under the principles of their religion.

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Police said that Wilawan intentionally targeted the great monks to achieve financial gains, noting that they found that many monks had transferred large sums of money after Willwan began romantic relationships with them.

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Police spokesman said the investigators who searched for her home found more than 80,000 pictures and videos used to blackmail the monks.

Police said that they first started searching the case after the head of the monastery at the famous Bangkok Temple, which suddenly left the bet last month.

A screen made of direct broadcasting of the Central Investigation Office in Thailand held a press conference in Bangkok, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, about the arrest of a woman involved in a sexual scandal that caused many senior monks.

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In their investigation, they found that Abbott leaving had been blackmailed by Wilwan. Jaroonkiat Pankaew, Deputy Commissioner of the Central Investigation Office, told reporters at a press conference, who told the monk that she was pregnant and asked him 7.2 million basters (more than $ 300,000 Canadian dollars) in support payments.

The police believed that “this woman was dangerous and we needed to arrest her as soon as possible.”

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Government spokesman, Jerio Hongsoub, said on Tuesday that Thai Prime Minister Fumtham and Yuhayahay ordered the authorities to review and consider tightening the current laws related to monks and temples, especially the transparency of the temple, to restore faith in Buddhism.

Jarinkiat said the Central Investigation Office has created a Facebook page for people to report the monks who offend the behavior.

“We will achieve in the monks all over the country,” he said. “I think the effects of this investigation will lead to many changes.”

Willwan now faces accusations of extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen goods.

With files from the Associated Press


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2025-07-16 19:36:00

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