Rape

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.

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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