In the Kiev region, a nun was sentenced to 10 years in prison. For four years, she raised money for a non-existent orphanage and promised & # 8220; casting out demons & # 8221; for financial reward.
The incident took place in the White Church. Introducing herself to everyone as Matushka Elena from the Holy Protection Monastery, the woman begged at the local market.
The nun's fraudulent actions were revealed after her stories about Father Mitrofan, who conducts rituals for exile demons over the possessed.
The victim of the scammer was a saleswoman in the market of the White Church. The nun learned that the woman had lent a large amount of money to her friends and could not return it in any way.
Using this information, the suspect offered the saleswoman to give 10% of the debt (from $ 250 thousand) and demanded an IOU.
For the services of Father Mitrofan and special prayers The pseudo-nun offered to give her 10% of the debt – from 250 thousand dollars. And she demanded an IOU.
First, mother Elena took from the saleswoman $ 25 thousand, later – another $ 20 thousand. When the woman realized that this money would not be returned to her, she turned to the police … It took almost six months to find the nun.
What the court decided
At the court hearings, the woman refused to admit her guilt.
It was later revealed that she worked as an accountant in one of the Protestant churches, and her ex-husband was a priest of this parish.
The White Church court found the nun guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In addition, 1.271 million hryvnias were recovered from the woman as material and moral compensation.
