MAINE
Bangor Daily News
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
Posted Sept. 16, 2014
BANGOR, Maine — The bishop of the Greek Orthodox diocese that includes Maine has suspended the priest at St. George Church who was arrested Monday after being accused of possessing child pornography.
Adam Metropoulos, 52, of Bangor remained at the Penobscot County Jail unable to post $10,000 cash bail Tuesday morning while the congregation waited for word from its diocesan office in Boston on how to proceed.
He was arrested Monday afternoon after being accused of possessing child pornography and photographing a woman without her permission.
Metropoulos was charged with one count each of possession of sexually explicit material, a Class C crime, and violation of privacy, a Class D crime, according to Bangor police.
Metropolitan Methodios, head of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, announced in an email on Tuesday that Metropoulos “has been suspended from all priestly duties” until the criminal case has been resolved,
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