Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Orthodox Varna, Bulgaria · 2016

Bulgaria: Orthodox priest convicted of indecent acts against a thirteen-year-old boy

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Convicted

Authority role

priest of the 'Sv. Dimitar Solunski' church, Vladislavovo, Varna

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The boy was within the priest's reach through his parish standing; the suspended sentence is recorded as imposed, without embellishment.

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Proceedings

2016-06-21 · conviction and suspended sentence

Varna District Court, Bulgaria. Yanko Yanakiev, 73, priest at the 'Sv. Dimitar Solunski' church in Varna's Vladislavovo district, was convicted in June 2016 of indecent acts against a thirteen-year-old boy at a mineral pool at Sv. Konstantin i Elena in January 2015, receiving a one-year suspended sentence with a four-year probationary period and 2,000 leva in compensation.

Documented coercion mechanisms

priest's standing with the boy and his family

Cited record

Sources

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 24 Chasa, 21 Jun. 2016.: Bulgarian national daily's court report.
national broadcaster court reporting verdict report 'Свещеник е осъден за блудство с дете', Eurocom.: Independent Bulgarian coverage.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.24chasa.bg/bulgaria/article/5595155 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 b8573791183f5d160b4ad2568191355d60f024ea6f4ef8bc0cfec8d7f01d9dbf
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Source and tier basis: https://eurocom.bg/news/article/sveshtenik-e-osuden-za-bludstvo-s-dete Corpus classification: national-broadcaster-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-report.
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