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Official finding Sikh institutions and contexts Sikh institutions Espanola, NM, USA · 2020

3HO-commissioned investigation finds sexual and related misconduct by Yogi Bhajan more likely than not

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Record class

Institutional event

Evidence status

Official finding

Authority role

founder and spiritual teacher

Organization

3HO, Sikh Dharma International

Archive classification

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The cited record identifies guru authority, institutional dependency, and claims of spiritual consequence as the material spiritual doctrine, practice, authority, or pretext connected to the documented harm. The relevant authority role is founder and spiritual teacher.

  • Guru or spiritual-teacher authority
  • Threatened spiritual consequence
  • Institutional obedience or isolation

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2020-08-10 · final report

    Independent investigation commissioned by 3HO-related organizations. The investigator found multiple allegations more likely than not; not a criminal adjudication.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • guru authority
  • institutional dependency
  • claims of spiritual consequence

Cited record

Sources

commissioned investigation investigation report An Olive Branch, “Report of the Investigation into Allegations of Sexual and Related Misconduct by Yogi Bhajan” (Aug. 10, 2020).

The commissioned report describes its mandate, interview process, limitations, and preponderance-style standard. It concludes that multiple allegations of sexual and related misconduct were more likely than not.

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https://asiasamachar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Olive-Branch-Yogi-Bhajan-Investigation_10Aug2020.pdf Corpus classification: commissioned-investigation; evidentiary role: investigation-report. SHA-256 ca155726693bbc100335e978d8eef9a3354f2ed027623331736f5044507d5db4
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