WORCESTER (MA)
NECN
[with video]
(NECN: Katelyn Tivnan) – The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is concerned with how the Orthodox Church is handling the release of a convicted abuser.
Reverend Charles Abdelahad has completed a 90 day jail sentence for abusing a parishioner at St. George’s Cathedral in Worcester where he was a pastor. SNAP is concerned he will be reinstated in his role in the Orthodox Church despite the conviction.
The reverend took a leave of absence from the Worcester cathedral following his arrest. In May, he was found guilty of assaulting a 45-year-old female parishioner during counseling sessions. The assaults allegedly consisted of biting, kicking and beating the woman with a bat.
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