The first of the #metoo cases that stirred up the tsunami of revelations of the former Olympic sailing champion, Sophia Bekatorou, it reaches the courtrooms.
The case concerns the rape of a female sailor by her coach - who is in temporary custody - ten years ago, when the girl was a minor. The trial starts on 22 January 2022 and will be held before the Mixed Court of Justice.
Η case file for the alleged rape of the athlete, while she was a minor, formed last January at the Public Prosecutor's Office after a statement by Ms. Bekatorou who was in consultation with the athlete. The victim confirmed that over a number of years, and while she was aged 11, she had sexual relations with her 38-year-old coach.
He shamelessly confessed that he had consummated sexual relations with the minor
The defendant isI face charges of aggravated rape, the repeated seduction and abuse of the 11-year-old girl. After the the victim's statement, the coach had been arrested in an express procedure and brought before an investigating magistrate, where he claimed to have had an affair with the underage girl. In the proposal for his indictment, the prosecutor in charge had mentioned to the Council that he had «shown» the 38-year-old the dock: «He unashamedly confessed that he had full-fledged sexual relations with his underage athlete. He took advantage of her inexperience and her parents» trust in him.".
The prosecutor, whose proposal was accepted by the judges of the Council also stated that the accused «used sexual and psychological violence on the minor to prevent her from disclosing to her parents about her rape.».
