Without Prejudice. The following is my reply to Sivaram Maharaj ------------------------------------------------ Summary of points covered: Sivaram Swami (SRS) appears unable or unwilling to fully acknowledge the extreme severity of the crimes committed by BVP. The sexual abuse of a child carries a long prison sentence! I have communicated with some of the devotees personally involved. In the specific case of BVP, so far only one of his former female students has formally come forward to accuse him of sexually abusing her whilst she was still underage. However, I am aware of another 4 girls and 3 boys who also claim to have been sexually abused by BVP. The girls accuse SR of personally witnessing many of BVP's sexual assaults against them. SRS comes across as expressing more concern for the perpetrators than for the victims. The insanity of SRS's suggestion that ISKCON owes reparations to child abusers SRS appears to believe that when perpetrators are themselves victims of abus...