“The complaints about the Ark of the World have other ulterior motivesPanos Mouzourakis, who testified as a defense witness for the cleric, said at the trial of Father Antonio and his seven co-accused.

The witness stated that he would trust “with closed eyes» his daughter in the Ark, stressing that he does not believe that the accusations of physical abuse and punitive behavior against the priest are valid.

In the judgment of the artist, “the attitude of the accused founder of the Ark towards the accusations is “spiritual exemplification”».

As the singer said “there was an organization in the complaints…the finances, the inappropriate behavior, I don’t know if it was a coincidence. Similar cases against Father Antonio…».

The witness testified that he met the cleric in a period of his life when “I was going through some darkness. I had lost my faith in God and people. The way his word worked in me was cathartic. He was never pushy.”

He also said that during his visits to the structure’s camp, he was impressed by the way the children looked at the accused.

“When I went to the camp the children played basketball. I did not imagine that he will get such love from children. Because there are different characters of people, what impressed me and convinced me… were the looks of these children towards Father Antonio. I saw 40 children together and even the one who physically looked more agitated, took the hand and calmed down other more frightened children. What Father Antonios did was shocking».

Advocacy: If there was a reason to trust your child in a structure, would you trust them in the Ark?

Witness: With eyes closed!

The trial continues