As the mother who complains to the well-known musician about the sexual abuse of her then 6-year-old daughter testified, “the accused put her in and watched children’s movies, concerts and grabbed her by the body, occupied her with something she liked on TV and he touched her.”
With the mother’s deposit of the alleged victim started today before the Mixed Jury Court of Appeal the trial of the 71-year-old musicianwho had previously collaborated with a well-known band, which concerns sexual abuse of a 6-year-old girl 11 years ago for which in the first instance the accused has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The 71-year-old drummer, to whom no mitigating circumstances were identified, had received from the court of first instance suspension of the sentence of by imposing conditions. After a new case was filed against him starting from allegations of four women being sexually abused at a time when they were minors, The musician was sentenced to a month in jail for the case.
The court today, after two breaks that have been given but also with a delay in its opening today for two hours due to the appearance of the accused, proceeded to the substance of the case, calling the mother of the child to the stage.
The witness referred to what happened while the complainant and her family were on vacation in Oropos, in neighboring cottages. The woman testified that they realized what was happening in 2011, two years later on the occasion of an incident with another little girl. As she said, she asked her daughter then if something strange had happened to the accused and she described specific actions of the accused. “I was shocked, the child, he told me he was ashamed and that is why he had not told me anything.” I told the other girl’s mother to go to the police. She told me “I will catch him, I will tear him…”. I told her to calm down and go to the police. I got into the juvenile service and they told me they have a specialist person and make an appointment. The other mom started to be afraid that “my child will be exposed..The accused called me and started shouting” what are you going to do? They will close houses. I went to the child and he testified in detail. I was examined afterwards, it was a very painful experience. My child since 2012 had started to have nocturnal enuresis. So I went to a specialist. The child felt ashamed. The accused would put her on and watch children’s movies, concerts and grab her by the body, keep her busy with something she liked on TV and he would touch her. It may not be rape, but her soul was raped, she lost trust in people she was afraid of when she was touched at school. He did this when he was alone. “From 2011 to 2013. I could not imagine that under the table we were all in, he would caress the child.” said the mother in her testimony.
And he added “Today my daughter is in the 2nd Lyceum and she wants to study psychology. She has made amazing progress, but I believe that all this will follow her in her life, in her relationships, in her marriage. She is still being monitored by a specialist».
In the allegations of the child and his mother, the accused counters that the prosecuting authorities methodically obtained the testimony of the minor and denies the charge. He even asked the court to appoint a special expert to examine him and decide if he is a pedophilea request that will be considered in the course of the trial.
The trial was delayed today as the 71-year-old appeared in the courtroom with bermuda shorts and a mako t-shirt, disguise that according to his lawyers is due to the fact that his relatives failed to deliver his suit to him in prison. The lawyers informed the judges that their client did not feel comfortable in front of them with the clothes he was wearing and that he would like to wear his suit, which was brought to court by his relatives.
The issue was discussed at length in court with the participation of the head of the police guard who stressed that he would not take responsibility or guarantee security issues in case of change of clothes of the transferred person ended with a decision that allowed the 71-year-old to appear as he wants. “It is a decision of the MOE, it will be recorded in the minutes, the accused’s clothes to go through the x-ray machine so that the accused can appear as he wants”said the president.
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