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.
