The court sentenced a priest from the Jewish Autonomous Region and a bell ringer to 12 years for molesting 53 boys 
sentenced to 18 years in prison a priest who abused 53 boys. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
The second person involved in the case, the bell ringer, received 12 years in a strict regime colony.
According to the investigation, the 39-year-old hieromonk Spiridon (Yuri Abramov) worked as the rector of St. Prophet Elijah in the village of Amurzet (Oktyabrsky district). Together with his assistant, 26-year-old bell ringer Sergei Moos, he has been seducing children since 2007. During the searches, the security forces confiscated items that were not intended for worship.
In November 2019, a resident of the Jewish Autonomous Region applied to the Investigative Committee of Russia with a request to check the priest – she suspected him of molesting boys between the ages of 12 and 16 .