Thai monk in southern Thailand accused of sexually abusing dogs

A Thai monk, and acting abbot at a temple in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, denied bestiality and sexually abusing dogs, claiming the other two monks attempted to ruin his name.

Several local news agencies in Nakhon Si Thammarat reported that a worker at the temple announced to locals that the acting abbot, 42 year old Daeng, sexually abused stray dogs at the temple.

Channel 7 interviewed the accused monk, who insisted he was innocent. Daeng revealed that a temple worker, 78 year old Dam, announced through the speaker on July 14 that he engaged in a sexual activity with stray dogs.

According to the monk, Dam did not reveal his name during the announcement but stared at him afterwards, making locals who came to make merit suspicious of him. Two monks also stood up to support Dam at that time.

Daeng claimed that he was not involved in any animal abuse and believed that Dam and two monks at the temple were attempting to sully his reputation. Daeng added that he already filed a complaint against the three people for insulting him.

Channel 7 interviewed one of the monks mentioned by Daeng via a phone call. This monk admitted that he had not witnessed the sexual abuse himself but learned about it from Dam. However, Dam did not have any evidence to prove his information.

In a similar report of animal abuse in March, an abbot in Nakhon Si Thammarat faced two months’ imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 baht for beating a two year old dog named Yon. The dog suffered severe injuries to its eyes.

Another monk was arrested last year in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen for abusing multiple animals, including a dog, goat, donkey, horse and pig, by using them to pull a cart laden with offerings from locals in the area. People in the area added that he was a fake monk who tricked people into giving him food offerings and money.