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Priest defrocked in '70s sex abuse case (Orthodox)
Houston Chronicle ^ | May 19, 2005 | TARA DOOLEY

Posted on 05/19/2005 10:06:56 PM PDT by PAR35

2 men testified in church court about the former HISD official

Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

A Greek Orthodox priest and retired Houston school district official has been defrocked by church leaders after an investigation into sexual abuse allegations stemming from incidents in the 1970s in Ohio.

Gabriel Barrow, who was suspended from duties at St. John the Theologian Church in Webster last year, was permanently removed from the priesthood, said Nikki Stephanopoulos of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

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He started at HISD in 1979 as a history teacher at Barbara Jordan High School.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Moral Issues; Orthodox Christian
KEYWORDS: abusivepriests; defrocked; hisd; houston; priest; publicschools; scandal; texas
Former school teacher and orthodox priest defrocked for teenage boys in Ohio before he moved to Texas.
1 posted on 05/19/2005 10:06:58 PM PDT by PAR35
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