Reporting: Makis Synodinos

A new case of neglect against minors comes to light after the arrest of a 44-year-old taekwondo coach, who is accused of performing sexual acts against minor athletes, taking advantage of his status and position at a martial arts school in Ilioupoli.

According to the file filed by the juvenile department of the security, the 44-year-old from 2009 to 2020 committed sexual acts against at least 5 minor girls aged 12-16 at the time, while his participation in other criminal acts is also being examined.

The defendant, taking advantage of his position, approached the minors and after extolling their abilities in the sport, he convinced them to follow the competition department, in order to have long hours of individual training with him.

Afterwards and after convincing them, he performed sexual acts with them either at the gym or at his home in Ilioupoli.

From the investigation of the police in the school area and in an auxiliary area where it seems that he was raping the minors, 3 mobile phones, 2 tablets, 3 laptops, 1 hard disk and 1 memory card were found.