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	The Defrocking of Fr. Timothy Blumentritt Orthodox Reform [New York] March 16, 2007 http://orthodoxreform.org/news/the-defrocking-of-fr-timothy-blumentritt/ Fr. Timothy Blumentritt, accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit recently filed against OCA's St. Vladimir's Seminary, was suspended and deposed in 2005. The Nov/Dec. 2005 edition of "The Orthodox Church" (an OCA publication) lists him as suspended in June: SUSPENDED BLUMENTRITT, The Rev. Timothy, who was attached to Three Hierarchs Chapel, St. Vladimir's Seminary, Crestwood, NY, is suspended from all priestly duties / June 28, 2005. And four months later he was defrocked: DEPOSED BLUMENTRITT, The Rev. Timothy, who was suspended, is now deposed from all sacred functions of the Holy Priesthood and his name is removed from the ranks of clergy of the Orthodox Church in America by the Holy Synod of Bishops / October 18, 2005. Eric Iliff, a former seminarian at St. Vladimir's, recently filed suit for damages exceeding $10 million. Iliff claims to have been sexually abused from 2003 to 2006 by Fr. Timothy Blumentritt, then an Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Seminary. Drop us an email at staff@orthodoxreform.org if you know of an official statement by the OCA or the seminary regarding this case.
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