The two of the first three arrested for the pimping ring that allegedly forced minors into prostitution are being sent to prison after a lengthy apologetic process.

With the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor, the 31-year-old woman named “Lorela” and the 34-year-old defendant from Ekali, who are accused, as the case may be, of pimping and pornography, were sentenced to pre-trial detention, while the third defendant, 55 years old, accused of having sexual intercourse with a minor. The defendant was imposed the restrictive condition of appearing twice a month at the police station, as well as a monetary guarantee of 5,000 euros.

According to the data of the prosecuting authorities, “Lorela” had a central role in the ring, while the 34-year-old is said to have posted in mid-April photos of two of the victims on a website from which at least 10 appointments were “booked” in hotels in the center of Athens. The oldest accused, it seems that during last July – August and earlier, had sex with minor girls, 15 years old, together and with each girl separately, for a fee, at his house.

Charges have been brought for the case, which in each case concern pimping against a person under the age of fifteen, continuously, pimping against a minor with the use of electronic means of communication continuously, pornography (production, distribution and possession) with the use of minors, through information systems continuously and continuously, by profession, as well as sexual intercourse with a minor for a fee, at the expense of a person younger than fifteen years old and a person older than fifteen years old, continuously and continuously.

The prosecution’s investigation shows that the 31-year-old accused, who is a mother of a minor child, was the one who attracted underage girls whom she prostituted, having arranged to receive a share of the fees of the “sex dates”. The case file allegedly contains testimonies that the now temporarily detained woman, since 2022, had developed friendly relations with a 15-year-old for whom she took care to find “clients”.

According to information, all three defendants in their apologies denied the charges.

The 31-year-old claimed that she does not know any of her co-accused and is reported to have said that, not only did she not force girls into prostitution, but contrary to what is stated in the case file, when she suspected something was going on with a 17-year-old, whom she knew from the beauty salon she runs , tried to get her to stop.

The two men allegedly claim that they believed the girls were adults and not minors, as they themselves, as the defendants report, had appeared to them as twenty-year-olds.

Two other defendants in the case are expected to plead guilty on Friday. These are two women who were arrested yesterday.