Israel Arrests Russian Priest On Child Abuse Charges; Extradition To Home Country Soon
A Russian priest in Israel is facing extradition after Russia sounded
an international arrest warrant for the alleged sexual abuse of two
minor girls. Grozovsky, 35, belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church. This
father of four is a known figure in social circles. Grozovsky is also
claimed to have served as adviser to Maksim Mitrofanov, director of FC
Zenit sports club, reported AFP. The Israel police arrested Gleb Grozovsky on Sunday and is planning
to extradite him to Russia. Grozovsky arrived in Israel in September
2013 as a tourist and applied for citizenship. Israel rejected his
request and asked him to leave. But the Russian priest asked the High
Court to act against the directive, but the verdict of the court has
been released yet.
