This epic dragon temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand is an incredible sight but the lack of tourists and locals is down to the shameful and dark past.<br /><br />Drone footage from January 15 shows the mighty Wat Samphran temple with an intricate model of a dragon spiralling around the tower.<br /><br />According to the filmer, a code of silence has been brought upon locals and tourist vendors who shun the idea of promoting the destination because of sexual misconduct from clergy members.<br /><br />A disgraced former abbot was sentenced to 150 years in prison after being found guilty on nine counts of rape in 2004 after a nine-year trial.<br /><br />The victims were underage girls of local hill tribes that were part of a project to adopt hill tribe children from Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son provinces.
