The EL.AS investigation is ongoing. for a complete description of the activities of the taekwondo coach in Iliupoli, who is accused of molesting at least five of his female athletes when they were minors.

The man is accused of continuously raping his underage athletes in the gym and at home from 2009 to 2020. The 44-year-old man has been charged with serial rape, child abuse and drug possession and is expected to plead guilty on Friday.

“Let no other child come to our place”

The tangle of the case began to unravel after the complaint of three female victims of the coach.

As Antonis Pepelassis, their lawyer, explained to kathimerini.gr, the lawsuit filed by the three girls was filed on January 19, 2023, and as a result of this and subsequent investigation, it turned out that the coach, in addition to these three girls, insulted two more, that is, at least five athletes .

As Mr. Pepelassis noted, the driving force behind the girls’ complaint was their desire “that no other child should take their place” and that no one should be left unpunished.

“There are no claims for compensation, there are no claims for money from the girls. They want nothing to go unpunished and not to happen to other children. Their intention is that the damage they have suffered be punished and that no other child should take their place,” the girls’ lawyer said.

Timeline of the case

As kathimerini.gr wrote yesterday, the activity of the coach extends from 2009 to 2020.

According to reports from his victims, the detainee allegedly approached underage schoolgirls between the ages of 12 and 16 and gained their trust by demonstrating his athletic skills.

When the schoolgirls were convinced and joined the competitive section, their nightmare began, as the coach asked them to practice individually both in the sports club he is a member of and at his home. He then performed sexual acts on the girls.

Police sources, speaking to cathimerini.gr, they noted that the coach asked the girls to follow him to matches abroad, where he appeared to rape them again. At the same time, the information says that in May 2016, a 44-year-old man had a “pajama party” and posted photos in which 15-20 children were in the gym, went to bed.

A search conducted at his home and in the cars of the 44-year-old, as well as in the school premises, found three mobile phones, two tablets, three laptops, a hard drive and a memory card. confiscated.

It is worth noting that according to the information, the photos of the 44-year-old girl should be made public in the coming days, as the police authorities do not exclude that there are other cases of ill-treatment of girls.