Child sexual abuse

A 48-year-old was arrested in Lamia, central Greece on Friday by the Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution, facing criminal charges related to child pornography. 

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A second allegation of child sexual abuse has been made against a 50-year-old museum guard on the Dodecanese island of Nisyros, who was suspended from duty on Thursday after the first complaint came to light.

Police said on Thursday that a man who informed the authorities that his child had been sexually abused on the island of Nisyros will not be deported, after it was revealed that he had been banned from entering into the country.

Instead, the man, whose nationality has not been revealed, was given 25 days "to further arrange his outstanding matters," police said in a press release.

Police are investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old pupil, with three individuals currently detained in connection with the case. 

The incident reportedly occurred during a school excursion to the northwestern city of Ioannina, where the victim, from Greece's central Pilio region, claims to have been sexually abused while asleep by fellow pupils. 

Twelve people were arrested and charged of child sexual abuse in Crete, it was revealed on Monday.

After an anonymous report to local police, it was revealed that in 2022 and 2023, one of the defendants raped a 14-year old girl, while the other 11 had also committed sexual acts against her.

Police have launched an investigation the publication of a video showing the arrest of a child sexual abuser on media and social media.

The 43-year-old man from Patra was arrested into a sting operation by the girl's father and police on Sunday.

Complaints about illegal content on the Internet increased 18.5% in 2023, compared with the previous year, with most of them relating to financial fraud, according to data released on Wednesday by SafeLine.gr, the Greek Safer Internet Center of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas.

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Police arrested three people in different parts of Athens on Thursday on suspicion of involvement in a child prostitution ring.

A 31-year-old woman and two men, aged 33 and 55, are suspected of pimping out children under the age of 15 and recording child sex abuse material, among other offenses.