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Greek theater director given time to respond to rape charges Follow Us Question of the Day     A plain clothed policeman escorts handcuffed actor and director Dimitris Lignadis, as he leaves a magistrate’s office in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Lignadis appeared at a court hearing on Sunday and was given until Wednesday to respond to charges ... more > By DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press - ...

Dimitris Lignadis resigned on February 6 citing a "toxic climate of rumours, innuendo and leaks" Athens, Greece: The former artistic director of Greeces national theatre was arrested on Saturday over allegations of rape against minors, amid a belated #MeToo awakening. Dimitris Lignadis, a renowned actor and director, faces accusations of serial rape and indecent assault, according to an arrest warrant. Lignadis, 56, resigned on February 6 citing a "toxic climate of rumours, innuendo and leaks"...

Greek theater director given time to respond to rape charges | 2021/02/21

Greek police on Saturday detained a prominent theater director on charges of rape, the latest twist in the unfolding "MeToo" saga shaking the country's arts establishment.

Greek ex-theater chief accused of rape ARRESTED: A complaint was filed against Dimitris Lignadis for the alleged rape in 2010 of a 14-year-old boy, who is the second person to have accused him of rape AFP, ATHENS The former artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece was on Saturday arrested over allegations of rape against minors, amid a belated #MeToo awakening. Dimitris Lignadis, a renowned actor and director, faces accusations of serial ra...

Greek ex-national theatre chief accused of rape

PM comments on charges of sluggish state response to snow storm; swirling furor over MeToo allegations involving ex-national theater head Friday, 19 February 2021 21:51 UPD:21:53 Menelaos Myrillas / SOOC/ Meeting between the President of the Hellenic Republic Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou and the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the presidential mansion, Athens, February 19, 2021 / Συνάντηση της Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας Αικατερίνης Σακ�...

Greeces culture minister on Friday called for an investigation into a groundswell of sex abuse claims against prominent artists, part of a belated #MeToo awakening in the country. Several actresses and actors have stepped forward in recent weeks to decry sexual abuse, sexual harassment and bullying ..

4 Min Read ATHENS (Reuters) - When Sofia Bekatorou, a Greek sailing gold medallist in the 2004 Olympics, opened up last month about being sexually assaulted by a sports official as a 21-year-old, it came as a breakthrough in a country where confronting such abuse has been rare. FILE PHOTO: Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou leaves the prosecutors office, following her statements on being sexually assaulted by a sports official in 1998, in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Ko...

The National Herald The National Herald      ΑΤΗΕΝS -- On February 17, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) informed the Hellenic Sailing Federation (EIO) by letter of its decision to cancel the remaining balance of its grant to the Federation, effective immediately. SNF’s decision is in no way intended to penalize the grant’s direct beneficiaries, the people with disabilities who take part in the sailing program. Recognizing the importance of the program and with a sense of resp...