“My daughter was taking antidepressants”: The testimony of the father of the actress who denounces Filippidis for attempted rape

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With the completion of the last questions to the friend of the actress who testified as a witness, she turned to the side of Petros Filippidis, saying “Mr. Filippidis I am sorry”. The actor, looking at her, replied “me too”.

When I spoke to her and she told me what happened, especially after the attempted rape incident, I urged her to continue the complaint against him Petrou Filippidis“, testified at the trial of the actor and bandleader at the Mixed Jury Court father of the second actress to report sexual violence.

Today’s proceedings started with the girlfriend of the alleged victim who started testifying yesterday for the accused attempted rape in 2010 in the dressing room of the accused actor. At the conclusion of the last questions to the witness, she turned to the side of the accused actor, telling him, “Mr. Filippidi, I’m sorry”. The actor, looking at the witness, replied “me too”.

The father of the second complainant actress, told the court that he learned what was done to his daughter by the accused during a business meeting, a year ago when the allegations against the cult leader were made public.

I watched what was happening on TV. I took my daughter and told her that Mr. Filippidis has issues. And he told me that “I am also one of the victims. I have hired a lawyer.” At first I kind of saw it. Aesthetically, I didn’t like it. When I spoke to her and she told me what happened then and especially after the incident, I urged her to continue the complaint” said the witness who then explained to the court that the date in question for the show “Bakalogatos” had been arranged through the mediation of a friend of his.

Chairman: What did he tell you about the role in the theater?

Witness: She came back excited, but after some time said she didn’t get the role.

Chairman: Did she tell you why they didn’t take her?

Witness: No. She was sad, melancholy, she was reacting strangely. He started to go somewhere and returned home. I turned to a psychiatrist to help her. He examined her and gave her an anti-depressant. It took about 3 months. To help her, I sent her with a friend of mine to see shows in Epidaurus.

Chairman: Did she tell you if the defendant tried to influence her television career?

Witness: She told me he was sexually harassing her over the phone. She told me that he told her “I do what I want, you won’t go out to mega again”. This goes to say that he told her that “career, as long as it goes through me, you will never see”.

When asked by the president why his daughter did not tell him about the incident when it happened, the witness replied that he believed that his daughter did not speak to him because she was “ashamed about what happened to her and about her profession. She didn’t want to degrade her space. If she had told me, the first thing I would have done would have been to take her from this place.”

The process continues.

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