Two Southern California abbots who were sued by a Buddhist nun filed a lawsuit of their own on Friday that seeks at least $5 million in damages, denies the woman was sexually assaulted and accuses her of extortion, theft of donations and immigration-related fraud.

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The federal lawsuit, filed Aug. 15 by the Venerable Thich Vien Huy, also known as Xuan Ngoc Ho, abbot of Dieu Ngu Buddhist Temple in Westminster, his brother, Venerable Thich Vien Ly, also known as Tan Ho, abbot of Dieu Phap Buddhist Temple in San Gabriel, and the International Buddhist Cultural Heritage Foundation, states that the nun suing them in Orange County Superior Court tried to extort them for $650,000 while threat

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