April 4, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
A basketball coach on the island of Crete was sentenced to 401 years in prison for 36 cases of lewdness against minors. However, he was released on parole on Tuesday after serving a total of 12.5 years behind bars. A decision that triggered outrage among the victims and their families, …
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October 12, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
In a last minute development of the horror case of sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old girl in Athens, police arrested the victim’s mother on Wednesday afternoon. She is being accused of pandering. Earlier today, the two defendants in the pedophilia scandal that shakes Greece, a 53-year-old man and a 42-year-old, …
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December 23, 2021
Social, Society
Horror in orphanage in downtown Athens: Workers forced children aged 7 to 11 to sexual acts which they observed and possibly also filmed. Deputy Labor Minister Domna Michailidou revealed the shocking abuse of young boys in the orphanage facility. “There were sexual acts between boys aged 7-11 and the staff …
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November 8, 2021
Social, Society
Greek police arrested a tennis coach in the northern suburbs of Athens after parents filed against him for the sexual abuse of their underage daughters. The 35-year-old man was arrested on Friday just hours after the parents filed against him at the Greek Police headquarters. The victims are reportedly two …
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March 3, 2021
FEATURED, Social
A prosecutor in Athens has ordered preliminary investigation into cases of sexual abuse of minors at the Children Hospital “Agia Sophia”. Accused is a paramedic who allegedly abused two children aged 6 and 8 years old. On both cases the man was allegedly caught in flagranti by doctors and other …
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February 19, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni submitted a complaint report-memo to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court, requesting a full investigation into the alleged sexual abuse cases in the National Theater. The complaint is reportedly against the former Artistic Director of the National Theater Dimitris Lignadis and follows a storm …
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January 18, 2021
FEATURED, Social
The rector of Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University (TAU), announced on Monday that he had informed prosecuting authorities about media reports in which three former students accused two retired professors of sexual harassment. “I have formally requested the intervention of Justice, in order for any such case concerning the University to be …
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January 17, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society, Sports
Resignations and public outcry and prosecutor’s investigation as other athletes come out and speak up. With her revelations about being sexually abused by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou opened the bag of Aeolus about what is going on in the Greek sports world. …
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January 15, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society, Sports
Greek Olympics sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou has spoken about having been sexually abused at a young age by a senior official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation. The 43-year-old Gold metal winner broke her silence at an online conference titled “Start to Talk” organized by the Ministry of Sports in the …
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February 17, 2020
Very Mix
A forensic examiner confirmed the suspected horror: the 11-month-old refugee baby girl from Syria that died on Sunday was sexually abused. A conducted autopsy could not determine the causes of the baby’s death so far. Results of toxicological tests are awaited. “It is clear that there has been abuse and …
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June 1, 2017
Refugees
US-based international aid agency Mercy Corps suspended two employees until an investigation conducted by Greek authorities concludes. The investigation follows claims that workers at the NGO had sexually harassed migrants in Greece’s reception centers and had misused funds aiming to the welfare of refugees and migrants. “Mercy Corps is investigating …
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May 18, 2017
Politics, Refugees
The European Union has suspended funding to a non-government organization (NGO) aiding refugees in Greece pending an investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation and financial corruption, a spokesman for European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has said. “Although these remain allegations under investigation, the Commission is …
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