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an.5.102 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Suspected

“Mendicants, even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for five reasons.
What five?
It’s when a monk frequently collects alms from prostitutes, widows, voluptuous girls, eunuchs, or nuns.
Even if a monk is of impeccable character, he might be suspected and distrusted as a ‘bad monk’ for these five reasons.”