Priest Grozovsky says will return to Russia only "with the Lord's blessing"

Priest Gleb Grozovsky, who is accused of molesting two underage girls, said he will return to Russia when he receives "a blessing from the Lord."


"I will return to Russia as soon as I receive a blessing from the Lord!" Grozovsky said on a social networking site.

According to earlier reports, Grozovsky, the former senior priest of a church in the Leningrad region, is accused of molesting two schoolgirls. A criminal case has been opened against him based on Part 4 of Article 132 of the Russian Criminal Code (molesting a child younger than 14).

According to information possessed by the investigators, Grozovsky, 34, molested two girls, aged nine and 12, in a hotel located on the territory of a children's camp belonging to the Orthodox travelers club, Philadelphia, on Kos Island in Greece in June 2013.

Grozovsky was arrested in absentia and put on the international most wanted list.

Grozovsky is now in Israel helping drug addicts and alcoholics. He was sent to Israel in mid-September and his trip was later extended by six months.

He denies the accusations, saying that he was framed.