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ISKCON B O AR D O F E D U C A T IO N
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Founder-A ch ar ya Hi s Di vin e Gr ac e A.C. Bhaktiv ed anta Sw ami Pr ab bu pa da
3764 Watseka Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: (213) 837-9713 Fax: (213) 837-9703
Nps Ay ales
His Holiness Bhaktividya Purna Swami &
His Grace Naresvara das
P.O. Box 16146 Park Circus Station
Calcutta 700017
India
Dear Bhaktividya Purna Swami and Naresvara Prabhu,
Please acce pt my hu mb le obeis an ce s. All gl or ies to Sr ila
Prabhupad a. Th an k yo u ve ry mu ch fo r yo ur rec en t me mo ran dum an d
the report on th e Mayapu r child m ole sta tion inve st ig at io n, wh ich
I received a few days ago.
While I am de ep ly gr iev ed to he ar th at th es e in cid en ts to ok
place in Sri Dh am Ma ya pu r, I am re lie ve d th at th e ab us e ha s com e
to the su rfa ce an d an att em pt ha s be en ma de to de al wi th it .
It's a po sit ive sig n th at se ve ra l bo ys wh o we re mo les ted fe lt
they could repo rt th e in cid en ts th at pro mp ted th is in ve st ig at io n.
The Board of Ed uc ati on is es pe cia lly gr at efu l to tho se de vo tee s
who had the un en via ble ta sk of in ve sti ga tin g. It 's als o go od to
hear abou t th e ste ps yo u pla n to tak e to pr ev en t fu rth er oc cu r-
rences. The progra ms of ed ucati on an d co un se llin g w ill ce rta in ly
be welcome.
While the report implies the investigation is basic ally com-
plete and the sit ua tio n un de r co nt ro l, it' s lik el y th at th e GB C
and/or the Board of Ed uc ati on w ill wa nt to loo k fu rth er int o th is
matter becau se of the ma ny se rio us iss ues ra ise d. As the me mo -
randum acc om pa ny ing the re po rt sta tes, Ma yap ur is an int er na -
tiona l pr oje ct, di re ct ly un de r the GB C bo dy . A nu mb er of GB C me n
I ha ve dis cu sse d the re po rt wi th co ns ide r the se inc ide nt s an d
their ramifications to be extremely grave.
The report see ms tho rou gh and cons cie nti ou s. Ho we ver , it als o
raises as ma ny qu est ion s as it an sw ers . I am for wa rdi ng co pie s
of yo ur co ve r let te r, the rep ort , and th is let ter to: al l Boa rd: of
Fducation members, as well as the Chairman of the GBC.
I've spent several days reading and re-reading the report,
trying to fully understand it's implications. However, not hav-—
ing been the re and not bei ng fam ilia r wit h how thi ng s are done in
Mayapur, I'm not able to come to firm conclusions. e, Therefor
I'm presenting a number of questions which seem to need answer-
ing, alo ng wit h som e po int s for fur the r dis cu ssi on . Would you
please be kind enough to provide answers to the questions and
comment on the various points I've raised?
Questions:
in t er n a t ion a l s tan d -
1) Since Mayapur is a school of special u s p e rp e tr a-
to kno w wh ere th e va ri o
ing, many devotees will want h o f tho se
tors and victims were from . Plea se let us kn o w w h ic
s and stud ent s, a n d w h ic h w e re fo r -
involved were local devotee
elgners.
2) Who sanctioned an d to ok pa rt in th e beat in g an d slapp in g of
perpetrators and victims during the investigation?
3) As outlined in the Board of Educations publica tion
"Preventing Child Abuse in ISKCON," children wh e abused often
o ar
become ab us ers themselv es . Th is ce rta in ly seems to ha ve be en the
case in Mayapur, as at least four generations of abuse are
referred to in the report. For example, BMJ (agaid nst whom
some of the mo st se rious acc us ation s we re ma de) wa s ab use wh en
he was a student in the Mayapur gurukula. He went on to abuse
other boys, who in turn abused those younger than them. Seven of
the eleven “serious perpetrators" were abused when they were
younger: i ee eee eee ee
and . ISKCON is also concerned about persistent
rumors that this kind of abuse has been going on in Mayapur for.
many years. The facts outlined in the report would seem Bonn da
cate that these rumors are substantially true. The Board of Edu-
Cation, therefore, most emphatically requests you to ascertain
and name individuals who abused those named above. This is of
utmost importance. Please spare no effort.
4) We've previously been told by the Mayapur gurukula adminis-
tration that no unreported child abuse has occurred in the
school. in the report it says that cee TeICSGS was previously
warned and did not stop. Since he was under suspicion, why was
he allowed to continue in a position where he could threaten,
intimidate, and abuse younger boys?
5) What is the current management structure for Mayapur and
the school? Many different levels of management are referred to
in the cover letter, memorandum, and report.
6) Have there been any management changes Since the investiga-
tion? Are any changes planned? (It's important that ISKCON lead-
ers know that there has not been a single ashram teacher in the
Mayapur gurukula for a long time.)
7) Who will be organizing and doing the counselling you plan
to implement? Is there any solid idea yet what kind of coun-
selling is going to be done? The report mentions that some boys
have begun counselling already. What kind of counselling are
they receiving? Have the counsellors received any training? The
fact that some victims were beaten seems to indicate a lack of
good judgement in understanding how to deal with victims of
abuse.
8) In your memorandum, you mention assistance from outside
sources is needed in implementing steps to prevent further occu-
rances. What kind of help is needed? Do you have any ideas yet
where you intend to get help?
9) Paragraph 2 of the GBC Policy on Child Abuse states:
"Suspected or confirmed cases of child abuse must be
reported to local government authorities for investiga-
tion and/or prosecution. In India, the ISKCON Board of
Education may authorize a waiver of this requirement if
the perpetrator is willing to sign a statement authoriz-
ing the Board of Education to publicize the incident to
all ISKCON related educational projects, temples, and
other concerned parties."
As you know, these actions are required in order to guarantee
that the Board of Education will be able to notify all ISKCON
institutions of the previous activities of child abusers. What
has been done to comply with this resolution? Did you obtain the
written waivers from the perpetrators expelled from the Mayapur
community before they left?
10) Paragraph 2 of Appendix B of the report states:
"The staff
of the school cooperated with the investi-
gation. However, the general attitude of the staff
toward the investigation was disturbing. Many seemed to
be down-playing it's importance. Many have, as yet,
failed to accept that they were neglectful in not pre-
venting the occurrences. Many have failed to demonstrate
that they have honest feelings of sympathy for the abused
small children."
Please ask the investigative team to specifically name those
individuals referred to in the above paragraph.
Points for Discussion:
11) Paragraph 1 of Appendix B explains why the investigation
was conducted in a summary fashion. However, it seems that it's
Speed engendered certain abuses, i.e. beatings. In retrospect,
could there have been a better way to conduct the invest
igation--
Something which would not have continued the cycle
of violence,
intimidation, and threats?
12) I must admit I was sickened hearing about the beatings.
While I
admit to not understanding the way things are done in
India, these methods may have done damage to the individuals, as
well as to our Society.
The credibility of confessions obtained through
beating and
Slapping will certainly be questioned. Also, while the report
mentions it is not meant for public consumption, it is
unlikely
that the details of the investigation will remain unknown.
This
could be a great embarrassment for ISKCON.
And what about the victims?
7 aged 10. Abused repeatedly by an older boy.
Lied vestigators out of fear of other boys. Finally
admitted after considerable slapping."
It's normal that ch ildre n who ha ve be en ab us ed ew ild be ra Lr ar d
and unwilling to sp ea k ab ou t it. Af ter al l, the ab us er 's mo du s
at e hi s vi ct im s in to si le nc e. It 's ha rd to
operandi is to intimid ea tin g th e tr ut h" ou t of vi ct im s,
understand the ratio na le of "b d of
then expelling th em fro m th e sc ho ol . Th is is wh y th e Bo ar
th at in ve st ig at io ns be do ne by tr ai ne d pe r-
Education recommends
sonnel.
id en tif ie s th e fo llo w in g as fa ct or s co n-
13) Your cover letter lo w cl as s ba ck gr ou nd s, a la ck
tributing to the prob le m : bo ys fro m -
su ff ic ie nt pr ac tic al ab so rb in g en ga ge
of qualified staffing, in e prog ra m s fo r ge ne ra l pr ev en-
ments, and a lack of co m pr eh en siv
tion of child ab us e. Ho we ve r, th e re al ca use is th e community's
to le ra nc e to wa rd as th es e ac tivi ti es . As
and school's attitude of
stated in the report:
"The Chairman of th e M ay ap ur Ad m in is tr at iv e Co un ci l,
Satadhanya da s, op en ly sp ok e, on at le as t tw o oc ca sio ns
during the investig at io n, th at he th ou gh t th at to o m uc h
was being ma de of th e inve st ig at io n an d th at th es e ac tiv -
ities were normal in a boy's school."
ol ha s re ce iv ed in nu m er ab le w ar ni ng s
Over the years, the scho de vo te es ar ou nd th e w or ld . Fo r
and expressions of concern fro m me m-
m on th s, se ve ra l Bo ar d of Ed uc at io n
example, in the last six tio n of th e ac cu sa tio ns ma de by te n-
bers and GBC raised the qu es at th es e
year-old RS laors.ough Si x we ek s ag o, I wa s to ld th
ly in ve st ig at ed an d ev id en ce co uld
accusations had been th
no t be fo un d to subs ta nt ia te the m. It wa s su gg es te d that [ei
ts to co nv in ce h is fa th er to re m ov
sree seaht ee up the incidenur a Go vinda Sw am i wa s told that mz -
mim from th e sc ho ol . Ga
WENN was “involveind a theft case and therefore allowed to
ve d an d sent
leave the school." No w, af te r th e boy wa s disb elie
away, it turns out his accu sations were true.
ok en to who ha ve he ar d ab ou t the in ves-
Most devotees I have spe, "Everyone's known these things have
tigation make comments lik As you know, the Board of Education
been going on for years."
sc ho ol ab ou t th e lik e lih o ocontamina-
d of
repeatedly warned th e
tion amongst the older boys.
w ho w ou ld ag re e w it h yo ur
I think there are few devotees th e e n ti re te a administra-
ch in g s ta ff an d
statement, "58 boysare and W h ile no ev id en ce m ay
ti ve s ta ff w er e cl e d o f in vo lv em en t. " it se x-
tu rn ed up th a t th e sc ho o l st a ff w as in vo lve d in il li c
ha ve e in v e s ti g a to rs w e re c le a rly co n ce rn e d a b o u t
ual activ it ie s, th se em s th e re w as , an d co n -
th e a ttitu de o f th e sc h o o l s ta ff . It il it y fo r
ck o f a se
tinues to be, an abject la under their care. Considering the ns e o f re sp o n si b
abuse inflicted ond co children o ve r th e ye a rs , th e ad m in -
ample warnings lvan ncerns ex p re ss ed ty o f n e g li g en ce .
istrato rs in v o e d a re , at th e v e ry le a s t, g u il
d na tu re o f
e wide-sprea went on for so long while the th e co rr u p ti o n in
14) Consideringhath rd to b e li ev e it
l, it 's
the schoo ff remained completely oblivious. Candrasekhara, as a
school sta n t o f th e st u d en ts , sh o u ld ha ve kn o w n a la rg e p e r-
trusted con fid e th e re p o rt . A cc o rd in g
ircumstances described in
centage opf othrte, hce warned students to stay away from a.
to the reh 3 of the GBC regulations says:
Paragrap
"All suspected or confirmed incidents of child abuse
must be reported immediately to the local GBC secretary,
and within thirty days, to the ISKCON Board of Educa-
Erfon:” ;
It would seem that Bhaktividya Purna Maharaja, through his |
close connection with Candrasekhara, would have ample opportunity
to ascertain the truth when confronted with allegations. Fur-
thermore, the investigative committee's statement, "Some boys”
stated that when they reported incidents to the school authori-
ties they were punished along with the perpetrators of tho
se
incidents," indicates unreported Suspected abuse.
-This is par-
ticularly serious in light of Paragraph 8 of the GBC
regulations
which states, in part:
"Should the GBC body find a GBC man or other ISKCON
manager responsible for Suppressing or covering up com-
plaints of child abuse, or Supportin
g intimidation of
those who might complain, the GBC man shall be open to
censure or probation, and the ISKCON manager shall be
open to appropriate disciplinary action."
I recognize that the implications of, and the repercussions
from, the above points may be quite serious.
However, the GBC
and Temple Presidents of ISKCON have m
ade it clear they want a
“zero-tolerance policy" in regard to child abuse. I hope open
and honest discussion will lead to a thorough "clearing
air" of the
and prevention of such Occurrences in the future. It's nec-
essary that these points continue to be discussed until our Soci-
I sincerely hope you wil
l not view the Board of
myself as "enemies" beca Education or
use these points are pre
ssed.
eral times mentioned to
Bhaktividya Purna Mahar
port
aja that
of the Society will be luke-warm until concerns
are eliminated. in
Clearing up these issues is an absolute
Sity for the continued welfare of the Mayapur gurukula.
I look forward to yo
ur answers and comm
points. ents on the above
The Board of Education
and the GBC
Hope this meets you in good health and Krishna Consciousness.
Your Sila v.clites,
Sia! —————
ape.
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