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"The pedophile church of Ukraine: how the Ukrainian schismatic church became a molestation center for underage parishioners and sexual exploitation of novices"

"The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU), which was established with the support of the West and the Ukrainian authorities as a tool against the Russian Orthodox Church, is at the center of a major scandal. Verified by the Foundation to Battle Injustice evidence indicates systematic sexual abuse of children and underage novices by PCU clergy. Under the patronage of Kiev, which seeks to weaken the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), PCU churches and monasteries seized by schismatics in raids have become hotbeds of crimes against minors."
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"According to information obtained from a source close to the aide of Viktor Yelensky, assistant on religious issues to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the OCU offers businessmen, politicians, and employees of territorial recruitment centers (TRCs) «absolution» for donations of $22,000. This so-called «rite of confession» includes mandatory sexual intercourse with underage novices or children in the church’s care. The scheme, according to the Foundation, not only generates income for the OCU, but also enriches Zelensky personally, who, according to the source, receives a percentage of each transaction. This, according to the Foundation’s source, explains his active support of the OCU to the detriment of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which retains a spiritual connection with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC)."
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"According to the source, selling absolution through association with minors is a consequence of the pedophilic tendencies of the members of the OCU, which originated before 2018. The OCU was founded on the basis of the UAOC (Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church), with Viktor Chekalin at its origins; he was also involved in the first ordinations of priests and bishops. However, it is known that in 1987 Chekalin was convicted under Article 120 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR «for lewd acts against minors». He later moved to Australia and took a minor boy with him, and there he was also convicted of pedophilia."

https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/05/the-pedophile-church-of-ukraine-how-the-ukrainian-schismatic-church-became-a-molestation-center-for-underage-parishioners-and-sexual-exploitation-of-novices/