Rape
Bus driver accused of attempted rape given conditional release
An Athens male bus driver accused of attempted rape by a female passenger has been released on the condition that he report to his local police station once a month after testifying before an investigating magistrate.
Man arrested for revenge porn, rape
Police in Rafina, eastern Attica have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of revenge pornography, rape and domestic violence.
According to information, the 30-year-old, who is originally from Romania, is accused of uploading photos of his ex-partner to closed groups on Facebook.
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Dani Alves: He is released on Thursday – Neymar pays his one million Euro bail
The Brazilian footballer will be temporarily released despite being found guilty of rape, with financial support once again provided by his former teammate
Man convicted of assaulting minor he invited over for video games
A 24-year-old was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor and received a 13-year prison term from a court in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
The court found him guilty of engaging in sexual acts with a 12-year-old boy and subsequent rape. He was granted release on bail pending appeal.
Court jails man for 19 years for rape of niece
A Thessaloniki court has sentenced a 53-year-old man to a total of 19 years in prison after convicting him of the sexual abuse and rape of his underage niece.
The court found that the crimes were committed in 2016 and 2021, when the victim was 11 and 16 years old, respectively.
The case ended up in court when the girl revealed to her mother what had happened to her.
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EU agrees first law combatting violence against women
EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women, the European Parliament and officials said.
The law seeks to protect women in the 27-nation European Union from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation and online harassment.
Police make two arrests for child sexual abuse
Police have announced the arrest over the weekend of two men on separate charges of sexually abusing minors.
On Saturday, a 55-year-old Greek national was arrested on a warrant issued after an investigation found he had attempted to rape his daughters while her mother was not at home. The alleged offences occurred between 2014 and 2019, when his daughters were aged 9 and 12.
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Man arrested for rape of granddaughter
A 78-year-old appeared before a prosecutor on Saturday accused of the repeated rape of his granddaughter since she was nine years old.
Police arrested the suspect in Keratsini, in Piraeus, on Friday.
The girl, who is now 15, claims the abuse began in 2017.
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Man arrested for sexually abusing his partner’s daughter
A 56-year-old man was arrested on Saturday morning in downtown Athens after being accused of child pornography, rape and abuse of a minor.
Macron under fire for remarks defending film icon Depardieu
French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 21 faced accusations of siding with sexual aggressors after saying film icon Gerard Depardieu, charged with rape and facing a litany of sexual assault claims, was the target of "a manhunt."