Facing a slew of charges, the 44-year-old martial arts coach arrested on a warrant for years of alleged sexual abuse of underage athletes will appear before the 14th District Magistrate on Friday.

To the coach Taekwondo is alleged to have sexually abused five girls, minors at the time of the acts, at the martial arts school he maintained in Ilioupoli.

The coach was prosecuted and an arrest warrant was issued for serial rape, indecent abuse of minors, breach of personal data and drug supply and possession.

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.

How he approached girls

The accused, taking advantage of his position, approached them minors and after extolling their abilities in the sport, he persuaded them to follow the competitive section, 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.