Pastor-pedophile from Mariupol imprisoned for 13 years
In total, according to the investigation, the pastor raped and seduced 13 girls.
The case was heard in court for the second time. The previous sentence, according to which the offender was sentenced to 10 years in prison, was overturned on the Prosecutor's Office appeal because of the leniency of the penalties imposed.
"From 1996 to 2012 the 65-year-old pastor was a bishop of the church of Jesus Christ in the city of Mariupol. From 1999 to 2012 he seduced and forced to have sexual intercourse in natural and unnatural ways with minor and young girls who attended the church. For this, he promised the children absolution," reported the press service of the Prosecutor's Office.
For offenses under articles "the rape of a minor or of a young child", "forcible sexual assault by unnatural means, committed against a minor and a young child" and "seduction of minors" the accused was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
As reported by the UOJ, a Brazilian priest who was the subject of a film about pedophiles hanged himself in prison.
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