Greek rowing athlete Anneta Kyridou accuses coach of sexual harassment
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More athletes are coming forward and speaking out about being victims of sexual harassment and assault in the past.
Greek rowing athlete Anneta Kyridou has accused the head coach of the Greek national team, Konstantinos Kontomanolis of indecent behaviour.
The 22-year-old claimed the coach would enter the rooms of the female athletes unannounced and see them half-naked.
Following her formal complaint, both Konstantinos Kontomanolis and another coach have been relieved from their coaching duties.
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(ATR) The spotlight put on Greek sailing by Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou’s sexual abuse claims is helping to uncover more cases.
A Greek sailing coach accused of raping an 11-year-old athlete was arrested on Sunday, according to the Athens News Agency. The 38-year-old unidentified man is believed to have committed the offense nine years ago.
Bekatorou had given evidence to prosecutors on this case last week. Unlike her own case, this one is still within the statute of limitations allowed by Greek law.
Bekatorou turned the world of Greek sports upside down by revealing during a virtual conference called “Speak Up” that she had been raped by the Vice-President of the Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) in 1998. The incident occurred in Spain, where Bekatorou had just qualified for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
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Sofia Bekatorou won two medals in Olympic sailing.
(ATR) The claim of a Greek champion in Olympic sailing that she was raped by an official with the national sailing federation in 1998 is provoking national attention.
Speaking last week at an online conference organized by the Ministry of Sport, Sofia Bekatorou went public with her accusation for the first time. She said the official committed lewd acts in his hotel room during a meeting meant to review planning for the Sydney Olympics. She was 21 at the time.
Bekatorou would win gold at the 2004 Olympic and bronze at the 2008 Games. In 2016, she carried the Greek flag during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,
Sailing coach arrested in Greece over alleged rape of underage athlete Tuesday, 26 January 2021
A former sailing coach has been arrested in Greece on charges of sexual abuse after being accused of raping an 11-year-old athlete nine years ago.
According to the
Prosecutors have received testimonies from the athlete, now aged 21, and her parents.
The coach has reportedly been charged with aggravated rape, repeated seduction and misconduct.
The accused had earlier given a media interview, where he claimed he had not raped the young girl.
He claimed the relationshi ” had started when the girl was 13 and said he wanted to marry her.
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