Former Greenwich Minister Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case

GREENWICH - A former Greenwich minister pleaded guilty yesterday to child pornography charges.

Reverend Simeon Stefanidakis admitted to possessing child porn while working at a Boston church.

He was working at the Albertson Memorial Church of Spiritualism when he was arrested.

Stefanidakis will be sentenced in February.

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Old Greenwich minister accused of possessing child porn

(06/16/10) OLD GREENWICH - An Old Greenwich Church minister is accused of collecting child pornography tonight.

Police say 59-year-old Simeon Stefanidakis, of Albertson Memorial Church of Spiritualism, possessed and transported child pornography while working as a minister at a different church in Boston a few years ago.

Those who worked alongside of Stefanidakis in Boston say he is one of the kindest people they've ever met.

Stefanidakis will be transported to Boston to face charges and could face up to 20 years behind bars.

The church's board says he has been suspended from all work at the church for now.

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Well, I guess they're too lazy to take down their biography on him on their website:

Our Minister
Rev. Simeon Stefanidakis
Rev. Simeon Stefanidakis has worked as a minister, teacher, counselor and medium since 1977. His years of research, study, and experience have made him an authority in his field.

Rev. Simeon is a scholar in Thanatology, Religious Science, Theosophy, Spiritualism, and Parapsychology. He has also studied Judaic-Christian spirituality. He has authored many publications and articles, including: a 51-lesson course of study and experience on The Journey of the Soul; a guide to Spiritualism; and a comprehensive text/study guide on Mediumship and Channeling.

Rev. Simeon has taught, lectured and demonstrated mediumship for some of the most prestigious organizations in the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United States; including the London Spiritual Mission, the Spiritualist Association of Great Britain, Lynwood Fellowship, Cawston College, United Kingdom, the Institute of Spiritualist Mediums, the Edinburgh Spiritual Society, and Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship. He has also served several churches in the United States and England.

For 32 years, Rev. Simeon was Pastor and Trustee of the First Spiritual Temple, a Christian Spiritualist Church, originally in Boston, now in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Over the years, his work as a channel for Spirit has comforted countless people in knowing that their loved ones, in Spirit, live, love and continue to grow. He is considered an excellent teacher and evidential medium.

Rev. Simeon offers appointments for private mediumistic sittings, at the Church, on Thursdays and Fridays (or Saturday morning, if necessary). Rev. Simeon does not do phone sittings.

~ Suggested fee for a 45-50 minute sitting is $75 ~
($25 of proceeds go to helping fund the Church)

If you would like to stop by and say "hello" or talk, Rev. Simeon's open office hours are:

Wednesday Afternoon: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Thursday Morning: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
Thursday Evening: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (except for the THIRD Thursday of each month).