CYPRUS
Cyprus Mail
April 4, 2018
By Andria Kades
The priest who sexually harassed Elena Frantzi when she was his foster daughter is expected to be defrocked in two weeks by the Holy Synod, it emerged on Wednesday.
According to reports, the Holy Synod will convene on April 19 and the decision will move towards defrocking Father Stylianos who served 18 months in prison for sexually harassing Frantzi, 29, when she was under his wing between the age of four to 10.
Frantzi took her own life in her Nicosia home last month. The news of her death and that the priest had been reinstated after his release despite the sentence and nature of the offences he committed caused public outrage.
The Holy Synod is also expected to defrock another priest from Paphos for having an extramarital affair.
Father Stylianos had been the local priest at Ergates village before he went to jail. His first posting after his release was a convent.
Meanwhile, friends and family of Frantzi, announced on Wednesday they were seeking to create a foundation supporting abuse victims.
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