For the second time in five months, police have arrested a former member of Boulder’s Shambhala Center on allegations of sexually assaulting a child he was introduced to through the Buddhist community.

Michael Smith, 54, was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

According to a news release, the named was sexually assaulted by Smith multiple times beginning in 1997 when she was 13 years old. Smith was introduced to the girl through his membership in the Boulder Shambhala.

Boulder police said a second woman came forward and said she was victimized by Smith when she was 11 years old at a Buddhist retreat center in Barnet, Vermont. Because the assault reportedly took place outside of Boulder, that case will be investigated by law enforcement in Vermont.

There is no statute of limitations on sex offenses involving children under the age of 15.

Both women came forward after learning that Boulder police had arrested another former member of the Boulder Shalmabla, William Karelis, on suspicion of sexual assault on a child.

The women do not know one another.

Boulder police believe that there are additional victims. Anyone who believes they or someone they know was victimized by Smith or any other member or former member of the Boulder Shambala is asked to call Boulder police Detective Ross Richart at 303-441-1833.