Bishop charged with sex assault

TRAVERSE CITY – A man who identified himself as a bishop in an Orthodox church in Toledo was arrested Wednesday after a woman told police the man groped her breast while she was playing a slot machine at a casino.

Demetri Khoury, 54, who had addresses listed in Toledo, Ohio, and Gary, Ind., was charged Thursday with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and being drunk and
disorderly.

The woman, whose age was unavailable, told police that she was playing a slot machine at the Turtle Creek Casino Wednesday when Khoury grabbed her breast without
permission.

State police investigators said Khoury told them that he is an Orthodox bishop, but they said they had not independently verified his employment.

A Bishop Demetri Khoury with an identical birth date is listed as being assigned to the Toledo Chancery of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, according to the
church’s Web site.

The sexual misconduct charge carries a sentence of up to two years in prison and the drunk and disorderly charge is a 90-day misdemeanor.