Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Orthodox Bangor, Maine, USA · 2015

Greek Orthodox priest Adam Metropoulos convicted of abusing an altar server

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Appellate history

2016

Conviction upheld.

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Convicted

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Greek Orthodox parish priest

Organization

St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Bangor

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The victim was an altar server at Metropoulos's own parish, placed in the priest's home under the pastoral care and trust he held as the congregation's clergy.

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2015-03-17 · conviction and sentence; affirmed on appeal

Maine Superior Court. Former priest Adam Metropoulos was found guilty on four felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor for assaults on a 15-year-old altar server who stayed overnight at his home in 2006–2007, and was sentenced to 12 years with 6.5 to serve. The conviction was upheld on appeal in 2016.

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pastoral authority over an altar server placed in his home

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public broadcaster court reporting verdict report 'Former Bangor Priest Convicted of Child Sex Abuse', Maine Public, 17 March 2015.: Reports the four-count felony conviction of the Greek Orthodox priest for abusing a teenage altar server from his parish.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.mainepublic.org/courts-and-crime/2015-03-17/former-bangor-priest-convicted-of-child-sex-abuse Corpus classification: public-broadcaster-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-report. SHA-256 3b0f27744f9c91d7f77db04fc18fda33a0b0d8a8ce3f00e7770568d8c5ea110a
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