Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Orthodox Pločica, Kovin, Serbia · 2016

Serbia: village priest's conviction for abusing a choir girl upheld on appeal

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Serbian Orthodox village priest

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

The girl was a member of the priest's own choir, under his direct supervision, and the church errands he paid her for are what created the isolation.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2016-01-01 · conviction; upheld on appeal (final)

Viši sud Smederevo; Apelacioni sud (appellate court), Serbia. Milovan Đokić, priest of the church in Pločica village near Kovin, was convicted of statutory rape of a child and an attempted repeat offence against a 13-year-old girl who had sung in his church choir since 2012, whom he drew in with paid chores around the church. The five-year sentence was upheld by the appellate court, making it final (pravosnažno).

Primary record

national newspaper court reporting final appellate disposition 'Kovin: Pet godina zatvora za sveštenika', 021.rs (2016).: Serbian regional outlet reporting the conviction and appellate confirmation.

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