Priest To Face Trial On Theft Charges

December 19, 2023 2:42 am

A Washington County priest facing more than 200 charges of theft, forgery, bad checks and unauthorized withdrawals from ATMs faced his preliminary hearing on Monday and waived all charges to court. Father George Athanasiou, 34 of the All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Canonsburg was arrested in November after church leaders noticed discrepancies in church ledgers and asked police to investigate. Approximately $117,000 has been identified as missing so far. Athanasiou is free on $250,000 unsecured bond. He will be formally arraigned on January 25.