The course of her relationship with him Dimitris Lignadis and what he found out about the accused while he was in contact with him, he testified in court as a witness who had testified to the prosecutor’s office a few hours before an arrest warrant was issued for the artist.
The woman described what happened from her acquaintance, in 2000, with the accused for raping minor boys, until 2016, when their relationship ended, which since 2004 had taken on an erotic character.
As the witness said, had seen the accused with underage boys and young peoplewhile he himself had her admitted to having sex with minors. He stressed, however, that he had never seen him with the four complainants and that he did not know them.
In her testimony, the witness said that from 2004 onwards their relationship developed into eroticbut with fluctuations, separation intervals and intensities. In the summer of 2004, as he mentioned, they were in Paros for holidays there as well she saw him with a minor boya reason for which there was a dispute between them.
«I was pressured by his behavior, he was manipulative. In 2008 I decided to leave Athens, because I was under pressure. I was trapped in this situation, “said the witness, who added that due to a health issue she returned to Athens in 2013, when she came in contact again with the accused who” told me to separate from my partner. “Then we stopped talking until 2016. He asked me to contact him again, but I told him that bad things were heard about you that you were dating young boys.”
-President: How did you know?
Witness: They had come to my realization that the relationship with young people was not teacher-student and in 2016 listening to various rumors.
President: Did you believe them?
Witness: Yes, he confirmed them to me and then I told him that there is a big problem. At Paros I had seen him with a boy. I was impressed by the big age difference. The child was 16 years old, but the accused tried to hide it from me. The same boy in 2005 was at the home of the accused. He (Lignadis) used to tell me that he was constantly in love with boys and girls; in 2016, on the phone I asked him, he told me that they really are true and “what is my problem”.
In her testimony, the woman claimed that twice had received physical violence from Lignadis and how he had spoken in 2017 to a police officer about the behavior of the accused, but also about the minor boys. “I mentioned his name. He (the police officer) told me that there is no criminal offense as far as I am concerned and that there is no lawsuit against the accused for the rest “. She also referred to a specific incident with a minor who was at the artist’s house while she was there.
In court, earlier, the examination of his friend was completed fourth complainant, who testified that he was present at the rape of the plaintiff. The defense of the former head of the National Theater put a lot of questions to the witness, disputing what he claims about the alleged event.
Before the completion of the testimony of the witness, the defense attorney in support of the prosecution, Giannis Vlachos, who now represents only the first complainant, read in court a written statement of his client complaining about the way he was examined by the court and mainly by defending the accused, alleging personal assault, offensive behavior and degrading treatment.
The reading of the letter ignited the atmosphere in the courtroom with the defense of Dimitris Lignadis proceeding with a personal lawsuit against the first complainant for defamation, saying that and the accused will sue the specific witness.
-President: You made a statement to the court, but it is not recorded in the minutes unless it is accompanied by a request. Do you make a request?
Giannis Vlachos: I reserve.
President: There is no proposal here. Not to be registered. It will remain out of the file
Giannis Vlachos: I reserve the right to the next trial.
The trial continues.
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