Srutadeva Dasa
Legal name Robert Kaufman
Record summary
1 entry — 1 ISKCON finding.
Last reviewedBio
Srutadeva Dasa (Robert Kaufman) was a member of ISKCON in the United States. The ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection issued a decision about him in 1998 because of his ISKCON membership. No ISKCON office held by him is documented in the sources reviewed, and his birth year and current status are not confirmed.
Record
1 entry · most established firstMolestation of a girl (California conviction, 1994)
According to a 1998 decision of ISKCON's Central Office of Child Protection, he was convicted in California in 1994 of molesting a girl over a period of about three to three and a half years, ending in July 1993, when she was 12. The CPO acted because he was an ISKCON member; the abuse did not take place in an ISKCON school.
- 1994ChargedThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement's sex-offender registry lists Robert Irving Kaufman as adjudicated guilty on 25 February 1994 in San Diego, California, of a qualifying offence described as "lewd or lascivious acts with child under 14" (victim a minor; court case number not available). The registry does not give a devotee name; the match rests on name, year, state and offence, all of which agree with the 1998 CPO decision. The California court record has not been obtained.
- 1998AdmittedThe CPO decision states that he "admitted to the molestations".
- 1998ISKCON findingThe decision states he was convicted in the State of California in 1994. A Florida registry record of a February 1994 San Diego adjudication matches this (see above); the court record has not been obtained.
The CPO noted he had "served time, probation, and obtained counseling as prescribed by law". It required him to show the decision to temple presidents and to attend temples only with his wife; barred him from leading kirtan for two years, from giving classes, from serving as temple president, GBC or initiating guru, and from residence or overnight stays on ISKCON property; required ongoing therapy; and required him to avoid minors except legally permitted family visits.
According to the CPO decision, he had shown "remorse and willingness to reform". [1]
Sources (2)
- [1]ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection, ICOCP Official Decision on the child abuse case of Srutadeva dasa — from the CPO newsletter of 1999-04-06; copy reproduced by Nori Muster, surrealist.org, Aug 26, 1998 original
- [2]Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Sexual Offender/Predator flyer: Robert Irving Kaufman — qualifying offence adjudicated 25 February 1994, San Diego, California; viewed 2 October 2026, Oct 2, 2026 original
People affected
1 people affected · 0 died- A girl, 12 when the abuse ended, 1990–1993According to ISKCON's child-protection office, Srutadeva Dasa was convicted in California in 1994 of molesting her over about three to three and a half years, ending in July 1993; he admitted the molestations Abused.ConnectionISKCON finding
Timeline
Each status change in this record, on one axis, with the periods of the cases Srutadeva Dasa is involved in.
- 1994
- ChargedFeb 25, 1994 Molestation of a girl (California conviction, 1994) The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's sex-offender registry lists Robert Irving Kaufman as adjudicated guilty on 25 February 1994 in San Diego, California, of a qualifying offence described as "lewd or lascivious acts with child under 14" (victim a minor; court case number not available). The registry does not give a devotee name; the match rests on name, year, state and offence, all of which agree with the 1998 CPO decision. The California court record has not been obtained.
- 1998
- AdmittedAug 26, 1998 Molestation of a girl (California conviction, 1994) The CPO decision states that he "admitted to the molestations".
- ISKCON findingAug 26, 1998 Molestation of a girl (California conviction, 1994) The decision states he was convicted in the State of California in 1994. A Florida registry record of a February 1994 San Diego adjudication matches this (see above); the court record has not been obtained.