A 47-year-old priest near Thessaloniki is under investigation after five boys, ages 12 to 15, reported him to police for sexual harassment—allegations he denies, claiming the minors are retaliating for being reprimanded.
A YouTuber priest accused of drug trafficking told investigators he used cocaine inside his church, hid narcotics in a safe, and fell into heavy debt to a woman he claims led the operation.
A 46-year-old former model and YouTuber, posing as a priest, was arrested with six others for running a drug ring using coded recipes and a church in Athens as a storage site, as authorities reveal explosive wiretap conversations.
The clerics, among eight arrested in a major trafficking ring bust, stored drugs inside a church in the Athens suburb of Liosia.
Greek police have dismantled a criminal network involving three priests accused of trafficking cocaine and smuggling migrants. One of them, a former model and YouTuber known for his cooking videos, was arrested after months of investigation in Athens and Rhodes.
Greece's anti-money laundering authority froze the accounts and assets of two senior Catholic Church figures and nightclub owners after a random audit uncovered €3 million missing from church funds and funneled into nightclubs.