http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21789/uk-hare-krishna-temple-president-quits-over-beating-scandal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21789/uk-hare-krishna-temple-president-quits-over-beating-scandal#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:27:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21789 The president of a Hare Krishna temple in Letchmore Heath has been forced to resign after being found guilty of beating students in India.

The first wave of allegations against Gauri Das was investigated in May 1995 by ISKCON. At the time, it acknowledged the beatings but said they were not "serious".

After the founding of the organisation’s child protection branch, based in Florida, the investigation into Gauri Das was reopened in 2006, resulting in Monday’s report.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21789/uk-hare-krishna-temple-president-quits-over-beating-scandal/feed 0