A gay Russian former priest who fled to Holland has claimed that clergymen sleep with superiors for promotions. Alexander Usatov was an orthodox Russian priest in Rostov and Novocherkassk diocese until he quit his position a year ago.
After facing harassment for coming out, Usatov was forced to leave the church. The amount of bullying he was subjected to from his colleagues and superiors made him flee the country out of fear for his safety.
In an article published by Snob, he said that he was able to flee to the Netherlands with the help of LGBT+ activists in EU.Russia has in recent times seen increasing attacks against the LGBTQI community.