The Athens Mixed Jury Court has found Ilias Michos, the main defendant in the case of sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl in Kolonos, guilty.
The court ultimately did not adopt the prosecutor's recommendation, finding Elias Michos guilty of rape by a majority vote.
As for the other offenses:
Guilty of abusing a minor under the age of 14,
Guilty of child pornography (possessed and distributed the material via computer systems)
Guilty of pimping
Not guilty of trafficking a minor
Guilty of illegal possession of weapons and ammunition
In fact, outside the Mixed Jury Court, a crowd of supporters gathered in response to the call of the Solidarity Committee for the 12-year-old.
In fact, during the arrival of the defendants, there was tension and booing from the gathered crowd.
The prosecutor's proposal and reactions
Although The prosecutor of the court was critical of the majority of the defendants., After recommending the conviction of a total of 25 individuals behind closed doors, her position on the criminal treatment of Ilias Michos was met with disapproval.
This is because, according to the proposal, must be found guilty of four counts (distinguished abuse of a minor under the age of 14 by a person entrusted with their care, possession of weapons, possession of pornographic material involving a minor under the age of 12, but without coercion or profit-making, and facilitating the prostitution of the minor), but His acquittal was requested for the crimes of rape, pimping in brothels, pimping through coercion and profiting from prostitution, and human trafficking.
According to reports, regarding the felony of rape, the prosecutor expressed doubts as to whether illegal violence—mental or physical—was used against the 12-year-old girl in order to establish the offense, while regarding human trafficking, the prosecutor reportedly stated that no financial gain was obtained by the defendant.
As for the minor's mother, the proposal was a catalyst, after her conviction was sought for all the acts attributed to her (aggravated pornography, aggravated pimping with the aggravating circumstance that she is a person who has custody and care of the minor, and misdemeanor extortion).
However, from the prosecutor's speech, it appears that particular emphasis was placed on the defendant named «Michalis.», in whose face the prosecutor «saw» the child's pimp. For this reason, he has been charged with pimping a person under the age of 15 for profit and with pornography involving a minor under the age of 12. However, his acquittal was proposed for sexual intercourse with a minor in exchange for payment, since, according to information, the prosecutor did not find evidence of his sexual intercourse with the 12-year-old.
For the rest 23 defendants, who were assigned the role of «client,» the prosecutor acquitted only one man of Pakistani origin for the crime of sexual intercourse with a minor in exchange for payment, who had reached the age of 12, due to doubts.
