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Cyprus ex-bishop who indecently assaulted teen girl in 1981 gets suspended sentence

Bishop of Kition in Cyprus, Chrysostomos, left, flanked by an unidentified military priest, talks to reporters outside a military hospital in Athens on Sunday, 12th September, 2004.

Nicosia, Cyprus AP A court in Cyprus on Thursday gave a former bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church to a 12-month suspended sentence after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl 42 years ago. In passing sentence, Larnaca District Court Judge Evie Efthymiou noted the severity of the offense but said she […]