After months of prosecutorial investigations that arose as a result of complaints from the public, intensely engaged in the media, about the illegal actions used by the leaders “Ark of Peace“, but even after complaints of sexual abuse, the Athenian Public Prosecutor’s Office opened criminal proceedings for the mishandling of dozens of foodstuffs by the relevant employees.

For these illegal acts involving the abuse of minors, the main responsibility (he is prosecuted as a moral criminal) lies with Father Antonioan iconic figure who founded the structure and recently found himself against him in a lawsuit over a range of issues.

In particular, after a preliminary investigation by the Athenian Prosecutor’s Office, Father Antonio was prosecuted for obscenity towards minors following complaints from a 19-year-old who had previously been in the building and a 15-year-old. , who continues to reside in the Ark of the World.

Criminal prosecution against employees

Near, criminal charges were also brought against seven Kivoto employees for a series of abusive acts against underage gourmets of the structure, for minor offenses such as causing bodily harm with varying degrees of criminal risk., such as dangerous bodily injury, simple bodily injury, but also for the crime of endangering minors. For all these crimes, Father Antonios is charged with moral complicity, while the investigation will continue in the structures of Arka in its subdivisions in the province, since copies of the relevant case materials will be sent to the prosecutor’s offices of Piraeus and Chios.

Father Antonios himself, who will then be confronted by the investigator, denied the allegations against him, mainly of sexual abuse, at the stage of preliminary prosecution. against two minors who reported him, claiming that they are not true, while referring to a multi-year underage support project that he started and which he subsequently developed. However, as regards the accusation attributed to him that he knew about the ill-treatment of minors by employees, i.e. about cruel and degrading punishments, etc., he also denied that he knew about them.

However, in addition to the criminal investigation into the case of Father Antonio in the Ark, which now has an interim administration, an investigation was also ordered by the financial department of the structure, while the Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering forwards the opinion to the prosecutor in advance for evaluation. Based on this conclusion, the competent prosecutor is still continuing his investigation.

However, on charges brought by the prosecutor’s office regarding the abusive behavior of the employees of the structure in relation to the prisoners, since they are being prosecuted as a misdemeanor, and have a statute of limitations, legal proceedings will be initiated immediately to take them to court. The statute of limitations poses a risk, as the offenses were allegedly committed almost five years ago, in 2018, but became known only a few months ago.

However, the Kivotos case and the revelations of the real conditions that prevailed in it made a splash in public opinion, and now justice is called upon to clarify the situation and confirm or refute the accusations.