Overview

• Wilawan Emsawat was detained in Nonthaburi province on July 15 facing extortion, money laundering and receiving stolen goods charges
• Police say she seduced at least nine senior monks over three years, coercing about 385 million baht into her accounts
• Investigators recovered tens of thousands of intimate photos, videos and chat logs from her phones used to blackmail clergy
• At least nine abbots and senior monks have been formally disrobed as the Royal Thai Police Central Investigation Bureau expands its nationwide probe
• Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered reviews of monastic laws and financial oversight as authorities open a public reporting channel for monk misconduct