Jun
11
Rymer Case Settled
June 11, 2008 | Comments Off
Date Published: 6/10/2008
Publication: Pokrov
Subject to court approval, the lawsuit against the former Archimandrite Michael Rymer and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco has been settled. The complaint in this case had alleged that Fr. Michael sexually abused a mentally incompetent man.
Since the plaintiff in this case is an adult with a disability, any compromise […]
May
22
Court Orders More Records Released in Fr. Nicholas Graff Lawsuit
May 22, 2008 | Comments Off
Article: Court Orders More Records Released in Lawsuit Involving local Greek Orthodox Priest
Date Published: 5/16/2008
Publication: First Coast News (Jacksonville FL)
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Father’s Day cards are now part of the mounting legal paperwork in a lawsuit involving a former local Greek Orthodox priest and a teenage boy.
The Very Reverend Nicholas Graff is being sued by […]
May
15
Bishop Nikolai Retired By Synod
May 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Article: “OCA Holy Synod issues statements on Diocese of Alaska at 2008 Spring Meeting”
Date Published: 5/13/2008
Publication: Orthodox Church in America Website
SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting at the OCA Chancery in Oyster Bay Cove, NY, May 13 to 15, 2008, has issued the […]
May
12
Moschonas Proclaims Innocence, Says Accuser was “Like a Granddaughter”
May 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Date Published: 5/12/2008
Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Publication: The National Herald
BOSTON – Rev. Protopresbyter Anthony Moschonas, a retired priest from Tucson, Arizona who has been accused by an 18 year old female former parishioner for sexual misconduct last summer in Greece, maintained his innocence and believes that his accuser made these claims “because she needs money,” in an […]
May
12
Commentaries on Moschonas Lawsuit
May 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Theodore Kalmoukos from The National Herald wrote two additional commentaries in his paper’s latest edition regarding the Moschonas Lawsuit.
In one entitled “Yet another lawsuit“, Kalmoukos said:
Yet another priest – a retired clergyman from Tucson, Arizona – has been accused of sexual misconduct against an 18-year-old girl in yet another lawsuit. The story sent shock waves […]
May
2
Russian Orthodox bishop leaving Alaska
May 2, 2008 | Comments Off
Author: Sean Doogan
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
Publication: KTUU TV
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The leader of the Alaska Russian Orthodox Church said he is stepping down, and will leave the state within a week.
For months, Bishop Nikolai Soraich has been at the center of a growing divide within the Alaska church.
After seven years in the state, some […]
Apr
28
Ex-parishioner’s suit accuses priest of attack
April 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Date Published: 4/24/2008
Author: Stephanie Innes
Publication: Arizona Daily Star
In a lawsuit his lawyer calls “a total outrage,” the priest who led Tucson’s only Greek Orthodox church for three decades has been accused by one unidentified woman of sexual assault.
A former parishioner at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Midtown made the claim against the Rev. Anthony […]
Apr
28
What a novel idea
April 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Date Published: 4/24/2008
Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Publication: The National Herald
As we went to press this week, we learned that a fifth person has alleged he was molested by then Rev. Nicholas Katinas as a boy. Court documents allege that the abuse took place when “John Doe V” served as an altar boy at Holy Trinity Church in […]
Apr
28
Greek American is Alleged Fifth Victim of Katinas
April 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Date Published: 4/24/2008
Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Publication: The National Herald
BOSTON – A first generation Greek American is the fifth alleged pederasty victim of former Dallas-priest Nicholas Katinas. According to court documents with Case Number 0703807D, “Between the ages of 8 and 9, John Doe V served as an altar boy at Holy Trinity (Dallas). His service was […]
Apr
28
Church Properties: Potential risk from Katinas sexual abuse scandal
April 28, 2008 | Comments Off
The Take Our Church Back! web site points out its believe in retaining church property within the control of the local community so parishes are not liable for abuse lawsuits against the Archdiocese or Metropolis stemming from their negligence:
Let us make sure that we remain ever-vigilant in protecting our properties. We must be protected […]
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