A six -year prison sentence imposed the Volos Mixed Circuit Court on coach Tae kwon do by the Larissa for abuse of a subsequent minor and in particular at the expense of a 14 -year -old athlete.
According to the indictment, The “relationship” between Tae Kwon Do coach and his minor athlete began in the summer of 2018 and lasted until October 2019.
As Gegonotanews reports during this time, allegedly there were sexual intercourse In various areas where they traveled for races such as Jordan, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Serbia, Spain and of course Larissa. The girl was then only 15 years old while today she is 23.
The accused in the apology of argued that the acts were committed by consensus, without exerting pressure or violence. The complainant, however, said that felt intense psychological pressure from her coachbecause of the power relationship he had on her.
During the process No evidence emerged to establish the rape categorywhich was originally attributed, resulting in the guilt based solely on the category of minor abuse who did not reach the age of 14.
The minor girl had stated in this regard that “everything started in 2017 in my 14th. He was asking me to constantly go out for coffee. In 2018 we had two weeks camping with the club. He hugged me, lay down next to him and before I understood anything, he placed his hand on his genitals. I was frozen and I said nothing, I got up, I left me that he was in love with me, I told him that there is no mutual feeling on my part. “
“It was just like my second dad, I couldn’t see him somehow, he was 17 years older, he was just my coach. I trusted him and I thought I could mystery everything. He was telling me from the moment I talk ” I will destroy you you will not go anywhere. If you do something you will only do it with me ”.
It was violent, I tried to avoid it but I couldn’t as it kept me. Because I suffered from the pain, I begged him to stop, but he didn’t. He was telling me from the moment we had to live it, “he added.
“He was trying to convince me that this was normal and that I wanted it too. Sometimes it was done with my consent, but it was under pressure, under blackmail. He took advantage of his position and trust I had. My life changed, I had panic attacks, because I thought I was blaming that I hadn’t been talking about for so many years. I thought I was doing something wrong. Without any restriction and consistency he continues to train minors. “