He is sent to prison, after being sentenced to 5 years in prisona 70-year-old man who attempted to perform sexual acts on a mentally retarded 16-year-old girl.

The incident was reported in April 2021 in a village of Pella, specifically outside the local cemeteries, where the minor had gone to light a candle in memory of her relatives.

“He told me I’m beautiful and he wants to marry me,” the victim testified in court, stressing that the accused previously followed her to the scene. She found the courage and confided in her sister what happened, so she filed a complaint with the Police.

The 70-year-old in his statement before him Mixed Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki he admitted some of his actions and was again found guilty of attempted sexual abuse of a person unable to resist. The same sentence had been imposed on him at first instance but he was released before the Court of Appeal. After the new conviction he is asked to serve his sentence in prison.