India, July 18 -- A woman accused of initiating sexual relationships and extorting millions from Thai monks using photos and videos indicating intimacy has claimed that she has given birth to a child, reported the Daily Star. The high-profile monks named in the scandal were disrobed and cast out of the monkhood.

The scandal involving the monks and Wilawan Emsawat was uncovered when the abbot of the Wat Tri Thotsathep monastery in Bangkok suddenly left monkhood and went missing. The police claimed that he did so to avoid getting blackmailed by Emsawat. She has now claimed that she gave birth to his child.

The police claimed that they had uncovered thousands of videos and photos of intimacy on her phone. They also claimed to have found se...