Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Orthodox Tanacu, Vaslui, Romania · 2005

Tanacu exorcism death: Orthodox priest and nuns convicted after a fatal 'demon' exorcism

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Appellate history

Sentences reduced on appeal; Corogeanu's term reduced from 14 to 7 years. Exact appellate figures to be confirmed via the Romanian judiciary portal.
2007

Sentences reduced on appeal (Corogeanu 14→7 years); convictions stand. Nuns received 5–8 years.

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Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Romanian Orthodox priest, nuns of the monastery skete

Organization

Tanacu monastery skete

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The priest and nuns invoked Orthodox exorcism doctrine and the priest's spiritual authority to restrain and starve a mentally ill woman they believed was possessed, directly causing her death.

Exorcism or deliverance
Curse or witchcraft threat
Pastoral or clerical authority

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Proceedings

2007-02-19 · conviction; sentences reduced on appeal

Tribunalul Vaslui, Romania (appealed higher). Priest Daniel Petre Corogeanu and four nuns were convicted after a 23-year-old nun died in June 2005, having been tied to a wooden cross and left without food or water for three days during an exorcism. Corogeanu was convicted of deprivation of liberty resulting in death; sentences were reduced on appeal (Corogeanu from 14 to 7 years).

Documented coercion mechanisms

exorcism ritual
restraint and starvation of a 'possessed' person

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Sources

national newspaper court reporting disposition report 'Exorcistul de la Tanacu a fost eliberat', HotNews.ro (Romanian).: HotNews reports the conviction of the Tanacu priest, the appellate reduction, and his release after serving two-thirds of the sentence.
national newspaper court reporting judgment corroboration 'Exorcizarea de la Tanacu, cazul care a făcut înconjurul lumii', Adevărul (Romanian).: Adevărul recounts the facts of the fatal exorcism ritual and the proceeding.
international newspaper court reporting appellate disposition 'Ex-Monk Gets 7 Years For Botched Exorcism', CBS News (2007), with earlier trial coverage by Fox/AP and NBC.: Reports the appellate sentence, the convictions of the nuns, and the church's response.

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Source and tier basis: https://hotnews.ro/exorcistul-de-la-tanacu-a-fost-eliberat-fostul-preot-corogeanu-a-ispasit-doua-treimi-din-pedeapsa-657763 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: disposition-report. SHA-256 984f8df9fd6644cda9463e461d8b6498529785005a70b7afa0b21444d8cefbba
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Source and tier basis: https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/vaslui/foto-audio-exorcizarea-de-la-tanacu-cazul-care-a-1596048.html Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: judgment-corroboration. SHA-256 a2f4ee103c2f2f2801ef432bab0f9a5fc403462f4a0520104de0922a89c73d35
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Source and tier basis: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-monk-gets-7-years-for-botched-exorcism/ Corpus classification: international-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: appellate-disposition. SHA-256 d7ac04ba796a0285ba36954081daeb8c367334a04279984008701cbea234b10a
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