CANADA
Hindustan Times
A woman has come forward in defence of Hindu priest, Karam Vir, accused of sexually exploiting two teenage members of his congregation in March 2010.
The woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, was a defence witness at British Columbia (BC) Supreme Court, where she stated that the priest made a “big difference” during his tenure at an Abbotsford temple.
The woman said that before Vir arrived in 2008, the temple was unclean and had financial problems, which she described through an interpreter as “very bad, actually”.
She said Vir properly submitted donation receipts and operated according to temple rules.
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