The alleged attacker was being removed from the priesthood for what church officials called „ecclesiastical and criminal offenses,“ which included charges of fraud and illegal possession of drugs.
A defrocked Greek Orthodox priest was charged on Thursday after he attacked seven bishops and three other people with acid during a disciplinary hearing, the Associated Press reported. The 37-year-old suspect, whose name was not released, was taken into custody by heavily armed police officers late Wednesday. The suspect allegedly threw a substance, which has been identified by his lawyer as acid, at the victims following the bishop’s announcement at a disciplinary hearing that he would be formally removed from the clergy for alleged misconduct. The man was removed from the priesthood for what church officials called „ecclesiastical and criminal offenses,“ which included charges of fraud and illegal possession of drugs.
