Help Child Protection Advocates Defend Actions

Damodara dasa (Australia) and Saraswati dasi (North America) have been asking the ISKCON GBC to follow their child protection laws and remove a certain confessed child molester from leadership in ISKCON.

That child molester is suing the child protection advocates for Rs. 2.25 Crores (US$272,272.00) saying that their claim of him being a child abuser is fabricated, even though there is ample documentation showing he sexually abused a child. (Also, in May 2022, the ISKCON Leadership Sexual Misconduct Office started an investigation of this child molester raping one of his disciples, a second victim.)

This child molester sent a Legal Notice on November 24, 2022. Damodara and Saraswati retained legal representation in India and paid him US$500 to respond to that Legal Notice.

The child molester then filed a lawsuit on February 23, 2023 in New Delhi, giving power of attorney to one of his disciples. It is unclear how much these legal fees will amount to, but Damodara and Saraswati are confident in defending their case in court. Updates will be given as events unfold.

Please help cover the cost of legal fees and show your support in not letting a child abuser silence child protection advocates. We will update the fundraiser as needed.

Let's normalize asking that child abusers be held accountable, and asking ISKCON to follow its child protection laws for everyone. Together we can show we care about the children of the past, present, and future by refusing to allow a child molester to be worshipped in our spiritual society.

ANY EXTRA FUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE ISKCON CHILD PROTECTION OFFICE. THANK YOU.