This was reported to RIA Novosti in the regional prosecutor's office.
Hieromonk Spiridon (Yuri Abramov) was detained at the end of 2019.
According to the investigation, the clergy's assistant, the bell ringer Sergei Moos, was also involved in child molestation.
"The court sentenced the former priest to 18 years in prison ... The bell ringer - to 12 years in a strict regime colony," said the agency's interlocutor.
According to her, the defendants admitted their guilt in part.