Sex and the law

Thousands rallied in downtown Athens on Thursday evening over judicial developments in the Kolonos child sexual abuse and pimping case.

The prosecutor argued on Wednesday that there was insufficient evidence to convict 55-year-old businessman Ilias Michos of raping the young girl, forcing her into prostitution and profiting from pimping.

After a months-long procedure conducted behind closed doors, the prosecutor has requested that the judges of a mixed jury court acquit 55-year-old businessman Ilias Michos of charges alleging the rape of a 12-year-old girl in downtown Kolonos district, as well as charges of coercive pimping and collection of prostitution earnings, citing insufficient evidence.

Police are seeking a suspect in a revenge porn case involving a 17-year-old girl from Paiania in East Attica.

The victim allegedly sent nude photos to a man, who claimed to be 22 years old, after they connected on an online dating app five months ago.

Greece still has not many incidents of deepfakes but an increase has been observed, the head of the police's Department for Electronic Crime, Vassilis Papakostas, tells Kathimerini.

A Thessaloniki criminal court of appeal sentenced a man to six years and three months in jail after finding him guilty of a revenge porn charge.

With access to pornography just a mouse click away, experts warn that it is shaping antisocial behavior among teens. Relevant surveys in the US show that three quarters of teenagers have seen porn on the internet by the age of 17, with the average age of first viewing being 12.

Police are investigating if the mother was aware of the alleged rapes

Ljubljana – Police conducted house searches yesterday at addresses of seven people suspected of distributing child sexual abuse material online. The pictures and videos seized show foreign children aged three to 13 years, police told reporters on Tuesday.

The mayor of the northwestern province of Bolu, Tanju Özcan, has announced that the city will charge higher wedding fees for couples if one of them is tying the knot for a second or a third time.

Three men have been arrested for an equal number of cases involving child pornography on the internet, police said on Thursday, adding that a fourth man was detained for questioning.
The arrests occurred last Friday after raids on the suspects' homes in Attica by cybercrime police units.