Good reference, Puthujjana.
However, getting rid of kama raga comes at the Anagami stage.
Before that one needs to get rid of sakkaya ditthi (topic of this discussion) together with vicikicca and silabbata paramasa: “Is It Necessary for a Buddhist to Eliminate Sensual Desires?“.
I have been trying to publish a post on the topic, but having some issues at the web host. Hopefully I will be able to publish it today.