Individuals
Pokrov maintains lists of
- Orthodox Christians who have been convicted of crimes which cause injury to another person or crimes which show a disregard for the moral teachings of the Orthodoxy;
- Orthodox Christians who have been sanctioned by the Church for injuring another person or for sexual misconduct, that is, behavior which is inconsistent with the teachings of Orthodoxy on sexuality;
- Orthodox Christians who have been sued for injuring another person or for sexual misconduct; and
- Orthodox Christians who have been publicly accused of injuring another person or of engaging in sexual misconduct.
We include Orthodox Christians who victimized adults, as well as those who victimized children. While most of the injuries arise from sexual abuse, other types of harm – such as physical abuse -- are included as well. We include sexual misconduct as well as sexual abuse. We include laymen and women, as well as clergy. Moreover, we do not distinguish among the wide range of churches which call themselves Orthodox. Please review each file to for the specifics of each case.
Our lists have no statistical significance, as they are not generated from reports made by the Orthodox jurisdictions themselves. They do serve to remind survivors of abuse in the Orthodox churches that they are not alone. They also remind those attending Orthodox churches to use the same caution that they would in other public venues.
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