The crusing coach’s responsible plea to the felony counts of rape and indecent publicity of a minor was instructed to a choose and jury by a prosecutor within the Joint Courtroom of Appeals.
The case had reached justice within the context of the Greek metoo and the accused within the first occasion has been sentenced to a 13-year jail sentence with out suspension.
“Amalia, referring to the sexual acts, spoke of threats as she understood them on the time, that her mother and father would grow to be unruly and others and due to them she was pressured to carry out the sexual acts. The defendant denies this. Nevertheless, it’s recorded in his apology, that he mentioned “I made a mistake and I needed to wait and he needed it” mentioned the general public prosecutor describing the details of the case. And he added that “In his personal thoughts he might need believed that no matter occurs shall be coated by the wedding”.
“It offers me the impression that rape is not directly confirmed. He used coercive means – there was a 16 12 months distinction in expertise – and he thought of that these acts weren’t coercive. Love self-determination can not exist as a result of we have now to guard the person himself. There have been conversations of the accused that within the juvenile thoughts labored to power her to those acts” he mentioned in disgust of his manhood. “I consider that he has made a really huge mistake and has dedicated these acts, however he’s not a monster,” mentioned the prosecutor, suggesting the guilt of the defendant sitting within the dock.
The accused recited Erotokritos
Earlier, the accused who testified within the apology of Erotokritos and Sidiropoulos repeated, as he has mentioned from the start, that he actually cherished her, however Amalia was brainwashed by her mom to consider that she was raped.
“I made a mistake and one way or the other I’ve to atone. It is creepy, excessive, indecent. Jail is a giant faculty… accusation, slander is sort of a stone on the top. After I was accused, I had 1000’s of stones from the TV judges, the journalists, who raped my soul. When everyone seems to be accusing you one of the best factor you are able to do is flip your again and go your approach. The explanation I went on TV was for Amalia to see me. I had the sensation that within the trial he’ll break as a result of he cannot flip all these reminiscences into rape…” claimed the accused, denying the act of rape
He attacked Bekatorou
The accused turned in opposition to Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou, who first opened the circle of the Greek metoo, broke her silence referring to her private case and have become an instance for a lot of ladies whom she helped to get out of the place of silent witness and break their very own their silence.
The defendant known as the Olympian’s grievance about her private incident “false and vulgar”, arguing that every part was finished to overthrow the then administration of the Crusing Federation. “Amalia additionally went alongside. She believed she would come out unscathed and sacrificed herself as a result of the sufferer is cherished by the world and needed to achieve glory.”
The trial will proceed with the pleas of each side and shall be concluded with the issuance of the courtroom’s resolution.
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