Some sentencing hearings were delayed this month Lincolnshire
An already jailed Buddhist monk with links to Lincolnshire and Newark who indecently assaulted two girls, and a groundworker who fractured a university student’s jaw, were sentenced this month.Although there appeared to be less sentencings than usual, it certainly wasn’t a quiet month for local courts as there were several murder and attempted murder hearings, most of which have been scheduled to go to trial.
The barristers strike is also still ongoing which has also meant that the majority of sentencings have been adjourned.Koji TakeuchiBuddhist monk Koji Takeuchi was jailed for two years for indecently assaulting two girls after winning the trust of their families. Takeuchi, who calls himself Buddha Maitreya, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually abusing the two girls who were about 12-years-old at the time of the attacks.