A Thai woman accused of having sex with Buddhist monks before blackmailing them with videos and pictures has been arrested by local authorities. The woman, referred to as “Ms Golf” by police, is believed to have had sex with at least nine monks over the past three years, who she later extorted for over 385 million baht ($11.9 million). A search of her home later uncovered more than 80,000 illicit photos and videos of her encounters. Police say the case first came to their attention in June when an abbot in Bangkok suddenly quit being a monk after being extorted by a woman in 2024, with further investigation revealing she claimed to have had his baby and demanded child support of over seven million baht ($214,000). Ms Golf is facing charges of extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen goods, police have said. The scandal is the latest to rock Thailand’s Buddhist monks, who have been blighted by scandals involving sex offenses and drug trafficking in recent years.
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