Third Prosecutor Appointed in ACNA Trial of Bishop Ruch

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Bishop Stewart Ruch speaks at Wheaton Academy on April 29, 2025, in West Chicago, Ill. (Video screen grab)

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Crapps, a partner at the Meenan P.A. law firm in Tallahassee and an ACNA parishioner, had previously been appointed to serve as co-counsel alongside Serebrov. His newly appointed co-counsel, Shaw, is a founding partner at Smith Thompson Shaw Colón & Power, P.A., in Tallahassee.

Last week, in the wake of concerns raised by Thebeau, two of the denomination’s governing bodies issued a joint statement voicing confidence in the court’s ability to carry out the trial. Since then, at least two bishops have noted the statement was not unanimous; bishops who sit on the court for the trial and on the appeals court did not contribute.

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