Manihara Das
Legal name not yet confirmed
Manihar dasManihara dasa
Removed — March 1989
Record summary
1 entry — 1 ISKCON finding.
Last reviewedBio
Manihara Das (also written Manihar das) was a member of ISKCON whom the Governing Body Commission named in its resolutions of 1989 and 1990. In March 1989 the GBC barred him from working with any ISKCON school or children’s project and from living in any ISKCON centre. In 1990 it answered a petition from him and referred to criminal charges against him in California.
His legal name, birth year, initiation, the ISKCON centres and roles in which he served, and his later life are not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Record
1 entry · most established firstChild molestation allegations and California charges
In March 1989 ISKCON's Governing Body Commission barred Manihar das from working directly or indirectly with any ISKCON school or children's project, and from living in any ISKCON centre, "due to allegations of child molestation". In 1990 the GBC referred to "the child molestation charges brought against him" in California.
GBC 1990 Res. 96 stated that the GBC was "willing to reconsider its resolution 89-73 after Manihara das stands trial in California on the child molestation charges brought against him". The outcome of the California case, and whether the GBC later reconsidered the restriction, have not been found. No court record has been obtained.
He petitioned the GBC in 1990 to reconsider the 1989 restriction. [2]
Sources (2)
- [1]ISKCON GBC, GBC Resolutions 1989 — Res. 73, March 1989 originalcopy on this site
- [2]ISKCON GBC, GBC Resolutions 1990 — Res. 96, 1990 originalcopy on this site
Timeline
Each status change in this record, on one axis, with the periods of the cases Manihara Das is involved in.
- 1989
- ISKCON findingMarch 1989 Child molestation allegations and California charges GBC 1989 Res. 73: "That, due to allegations of child molestation, Manihar das, shall be prohibited from working directly or indirectly with any ISKCON school or project that involves children, or living in any ISKCON center." The GBC acted on allegations; the resolution states no findings.