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The Holy Synod is meeting this morning to decide the fate of the ex-Bishop of Kiti after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an underage girl, with the possibility of him being defrocked or being placed on forced sabbatical.
With protestors gathered outside the archbishopric, which is located inside the walled city of Nicosia, the meeting began at 9am.
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The former bishop was convicted at the Larnaca criminal court of a sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl which took place in 1981 and last week received a 12-month prison sentence suspended for three years. He denies any wrongdoing and has launched an appeal.
It is not expected that the Holy Synod will defrock the former bishop on Tuesday, given that he is set to launch an appeal against his conviction, but it currently seems probable that he will be placed on sabbatical. Should this happen, he will see his allowance cut by at least 50 per cent, and lose his access to a church-funded car and chauffeur.
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