Lignadi trial: Director’s lawsuit against the fourth man who accused him of rape

The actor – director and professor of Acting, Giannis Panagopoulos, took the podium today, Monday, as a witness in his trial Dimitris Lignadis in order to confirm a trip he had made with the accused in August 2010.

Defendant’s lawyer filed a lawsuit for false testimony and his fourth reported rape, in 2015, but also to the friend of the alleged victim who confirmed the allegations of sexual violence.

The name of Mr. Panagopoulos was involved in the case by the accused himself who, refuting the first allegation of rape of a minor against him, had apologized that he had an alibi for the reported time, as he was with the current witness in Egypt.

As Mr. Panagopoulos told the court, he had indeed traveled to Egypt in August 2010. “I can not tell you about August 1, 2. I went on a trip to Egypt with him on August 3-9. From what he told me then However, as I accidentally found out later, something happened to the man who was going to travel with Dimitris Lignadis, a car accident and so the accused contacted me telling me that he has a ticket “And if I want to go with him. And I went. I paid for my ticket then. I tried to find the ticket, which was found, but without the name of a traveler, because I explained to you how it happened,” said the artist.

According to Mr. Panagopoulos, he was informed by a journalist about the allegation made by Dimitris Lignadis in his apology and “then followed a doom”. According to the witness: “I was informed that the defendant’s lawyers called me to testify as a witness for the trip to Egypt. That is why I was forced to issue a public letter together with Mr. Agisilaos Mikelatos. “for a complaint concerning August 2015). So far I have tried to stay away from this toxic thing,” said the witness.

Answering questions, Mr. Panagopoulos said that he met Dimitris Lignadis in 2005 in a show. “Immediately after the show, he came, found us, and my girlfriend immediately said, ‘Watch out.’ I did not pay attention at that time. That same night, 23: 30-24: 00 he called me. It seemed strange to me, but I very kindly made sure to stop communicating there. “The witness said that during the six months of 2009, when he had friendly relations with the accused, he had not seen any of the complainants or any other minor with him.

Earlier, the woman who testified at the previous trial about the relationship she claims to have had with the accused, received questions from the lawyers of both sides, with Lignadis’ defense referring to the “obsession” and “passion” of the witness with the accused. The court read e-mails with personal reports that the woman had allegedly sent to Lignadis.

The trial is set to begin on Wednesday.

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