Human sexuality

Controversy erupts over prosecutor’s recommendation in Kolonos pimping case

A prosecutor's recommendations for the chief suspect in the case of an Athens girl, who was sexually abused and forced into prostitution when she was 12 years old, spurred tension in Parliament on Thursday, as a protest rally was planned to take place in the city center.

Twelve people charged in Crete for sexually abusing minor

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.

Complaints in Greece about illegal content online rose 18.5% in 2023

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.

European court slams Greece for naming and shaming HIV-positive sex workers in 2012

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday issued a scathing decision against Greece, rapping authorities for breaches of privacy, medical procedure and judicial due process, over a Health Ministry campaign in the spring of 2012 to name and shame sex workers who were found to be HIV positive after being forcibly tested for the disease.

Three arrested in connection with child prostitution ring

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.

Thessaloniki woman accused of operating illegal brothel

A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on charges of running an illegal brothel, state broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday. 

The suspect allegedly ran the unlicensed brothel on behalf of a 61-year-old man, who took the lion's share of the proceeds from its illegal activities, giving her a cut. 

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