Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Orthodox Salamina, Greece · 2021

Greece: Old Calendar priest convicted of indecent acts against a boy, released pending appeal

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The defendant held clerical authority as an Old Calendar (Palaeo-Orthodox) priest with recognized standing over the child through his parish role, which the press coverage frames as the access mechanism to the boy and, later, to a second minor.

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2021-01-01 · First-instance conviction and sentencing

Greece (court not specified in press). Convicted; nine years' imprisonment; appeal filed, defendant remained at liberty

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iefimerida.gr (2023) 'Σαλαμίνα: Ο ιερέας που ασέλγησε σε ανήλικο είχε καταδικαστεί σε 9 χρόνια, αλλά άσκησε έφεση και παρέμεινε έξω'. Available at: iefimerida.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: An Old Calendar (Palaeo-Orthodox) priest was convicted in 2021 and sentenced to nine years for indecent acts against an 11-year-old boy, a complaint originally filed by the parents in 2018; he appealed and remained at liberty, and was arrested again in November 2023 on new allegations involving another minor.: iefimerida.gr (2023) 'Σαλαμίνα: Ο ιερέας που ασέλγησε σε ανήλικο είχε καταδικαστεί σε 9 χρόνια, αλλά άσκησε έφεση και παρέμεινε έξω'. Available at: iefimerida.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: An Old Calendar (Palaeo-Orthodox) priest was convicted in 2021 and sentenced to nine years for indecent acts against an 11-year-old boy, a complaint originally filed by the parents in 2018; he appealed and remained at liberty, and was arrested again in November 2023 on new allegations involving another minor.
in.gr (2023) 'Σαλαμίνα: Προφυλακίστηκε ο παλαιοημερολογίτης ιερέας για ασέλγεια σε ανήλικο'. Available at: in.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19).: in.gr (2023) 'Σαλαμίνα: Προφυλακίστηκε ο παλαιοημερολογίτης ιερέας για ασέλγεια σε ανήλικο'. Available at: in.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19).

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Source and tier basis: https://www.iefimerida.gr/ellada/salamina-iereas-aselgise-se-aniliko-askise-efesi Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 966d58c53e46068e7153eb0b816b5ea1eb7b548aeaf04b6ba235f2a681f35441
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Source and tier basis: https://www.in.gr/2023/12/01/greece/salamina-profylakistike-o-palaioimerologitis-iereas-gia-aselgeia-se-aniliko/ Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 78808963c5e5a35ceff45860b59ade0d0a608ce805f38442a36af0203ba732da
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