Top Chinese monk's sexual harassment scandal shows the power of China's growing #MeToo movement

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• Shi Xuecheng, one of China's highest-ranking Buddist monks, is accused of sexual harassment, including demanding sexual favors from nuns.
• Other monks compiled the document, and one said that he and other whistleblowers had been expelled from the temple since making the accusations.
• But outcry on social media and the launch of a government investigation suggests that the #MeToo movement is gaining traction in the region.
• A whistleblower in the monastery said that Xuecheng, who is a well-known figure in China, had so much power that only the government could protect the nuns.

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One of China's highest-ranking Buddist monks is accused of sexual misconduct including demanding sexual favors from nuns — and the launch of a government investigation shows that the #MeToo movement may be gaining traction in the region.

Shi Xuecheng of the Longquan Monastery in Beijing is accused in a 95-document compiled by his fellow monks.

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