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Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Court documents show that a Hindu guru who became a fugitive after being convicted of molesting two teenagers at his Texas ashram is likely in India.
The Austin American Statesman (http://bit.ly/Sj8TwW ) reported Tuesday that Prakashanand Saraswati (prah-KAHSH’-ah-nahnd sah-rah-SWAH’-tee) was apparently able to flee sentencing with the help of followers who are now under investigation by federal prosecutors.
A Hays County jury convicted the 83-year-old guru in March 2011 on 20 counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. He skipped sentencing after the trial while free on a $1 million bond and hasn’t been seen since.
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