[CYPRUS MAIL] Sentencing of former bishop delayed...

Former Kiti bishop will be sentenced on June 1 after being found guilty of indecent assault by the Larnaca district court, it decided on Friday.

The bishop was present at Friday’s hearing as were members of the network against violence towards women.

During Friday’s session, defence presented evidence to the court to have the former bishop’s sentence mitigated, including documents of the bishop’s volunteer work and health records.

The defence also mentioned that the man is at an advanced age, being almost 85, making it difficult for him to go to prison.

They requested the court take these factors into consideration, so as to mitigate the sentence for the guilty verdict previously issued.

Last week, the former bishop was found guilty of assaulting a teenage girl, aged 16 in 1981, when he was holding his post.

After a lengthy trial that began in May 2022, the former bishop was convicted of the charge of indecent assault, as the court deemed the testimony of the now 58-year-old woman, as well as the defence witnesses, to be credible.

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