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Greek Sport Faces More Scrutiny 01/27/21 (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 ...

A study conducted from 22-24 January found that 7 out of 10 of the 1,115 Greek women surveyed have been victim of sexual harassment or abuse. The survey, conducted by …

28 January 2021 1:35pm A number of actresses have spoken out against abuse they faced when working with popular actor/director George Kimoulis, who is being accused of psychological and verbal abuse by women he has worked with. Actress Zeta Douka was the first to speak up in an interview with MEGA channel, where she said  that she had been kicked and verbally assaulted during their theatre collaboration in the play, ‘Pio Konta’ (Closer Togeher). She spoke of many instances of abuse both on and off stage with the director lashing out against her in anger. “One night, when Athens was bur...

Top Story Replay: Rape Allegations Stun Greek Sport 01/23/21 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 wi...

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...