A priest at the All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Canonsburg has been arrested on more than two-hundred felony charges related to the alleged theft of over 117-thousand-dollars from his parish. Thirty-four-year-old Father George Athanasiou was arrested and arraigned on 223 counts of theft by unlawful taking, forgery, bad checks and access device usage. According to Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh, his office was notified by church leaders after they noticed discrepancies in their ledgers along with missing bank checks. Walsh says bank records showed that over a period of time, nearly 220 unauthorized ATM withdrawals were made from the church’s account. Authorities say Athanasiou was the only person during that period of time who had a bank card and a search of his apartment turned up the card. Police say he has admitted to stealing the money, due to “personal hardships.’ Athanasiou is currently free on 250-thousand-dollars unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on December 18th. He has also been suspended from the ministry without pay, pending the outcome of the investigation. (Photo: All Saints Greek Orthodox Church)