Greece: village priest convicted of raping a child from age seven over seven years

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Πρώτο Θέμα (2025) 'Ιερέας καταδικάστηκε για βιασμό ανήλικης σε χωριό της Άρτας: Την κακοποίησε και μέσα σε εκκλησία'. Available at: protothema.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: A 72-year-old village priest was convicted by the Mixed Jury Court of Ioannina and sentenced to nine years for raping a girl from age seven, continuing for seven years; he exploited the family's economic vulnerability, bringing food to their home, and abused her at home, near a river, and inside a closed parish church.

Πρώτο Θέμα (2025) 'Ιερέας καταδικάστηκε για βιασμό ανήλικης σε χωριό της Άρτας: Την κακοποίησε και μέσα σε εκκλησία'. Available at: protothema.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: A 72-year-old village priest was convicted by the Mixed Jury Court of Ioannina and sentenced to nine years for raping a girl from age seven, continuing for seven years; he exploited the family's economic vulnerability, bringing food to their home, and abused her at home, near a river, and inside a closed parish church.

in.gr (2025) 'Άρτα: Ιερέας βίαζε εφτάχρονο κοριτσάκι - Καταδικάστηκε σε 9 χρόνια αλλά θα εκτίσει την ποινή σπίτι του'. Available at: in.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: due to advanced age the court ordered the nine-year sentence served at home; the case was uncovered in 2015 when the girl's uncle, then aged 14, reported it.

in.gr (2025) 'Άρτα: Ιερέας βίαζε εφτάχρονο κοριτσάκι - Καταδικάστηκε σε 9 χρόνια αλλά θα εκτίσει την ποινή σπίτι του'. Available at: in.gr (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: due to advanced age the court ordered the nine-year sentence served at home; the case was uncovered in 2015 when the girl's uncle, then aged 14, reported it.