The coach is innocent of indecent exposure to a minor after 6.5 years in prison

Aris de Aliveri. An excellent coach, a good man. He carried 30 years of successful coaching career as a federal taekwondo coach on his back and the inscription “clean” on his coat. An accusation by a minor athlete that he seduced and abused her in the Aliveri Gymnastics Association brought him face to face with the Justice, which sentenced him in the first instance to 21 years in prison. The 54-year-old later stayed behind bars Tripoli Prison for six and a half years. A few days ago, the Court of Appeal of the Mixed Jury of Evia restored the right to freedom, after testimonies from hundreds of his athletes. The now innocent Aris, hearing the decision and especially realizing that there is justice, wept for hours with tears. His tears sealed the chronicle of a judicial error…

The category

The adventure of Aris Kantouros, 60, is today one of the most characteristic cases of judicial error. It was in 2011 when his life changed dramatically from one moment to the next. The respectable coach was accused of seduction and indecency against his underage athlete in the gym. When he was brought to justice, an investigator and a prosecutor unanimously decided not to take him into custody until his trial and released him. In 2014, however, the court sentenced him to 21 years in prison and sent him to Tripoli prison. There, in a 70-person prison with a capacity of 250, he slept in a 30-square-meter cell with 35 other people: “I’ll just tell you one word: Spinalonga. Only this you will understand… There are no human rights in prison. The prison staff and the director were very good, but the conditions were tragic. I got sick there. And now I’m trying to get better. I even had a stroke … What else can I tell you “, says in “TOPICThe 60-year-old federal taekwondo coach with a shaky voice.

Absolution

Last week, on November 4, the Court of Appeal of the Mixed Jury Evia He acquitted him, granting him the right to return to society and to his family: After 6.5 years of unfair imprisonment and after the acquittal of the Mixed Court of Appeal of the Jury of Evia, I returned to society with my clean name “, says and continues: “Today I am trying to make up for lost time and licenses from my profession and from the club for which I worked. I want to thank a lot of people. All my fellow citizens who supported me in court, my family, my friends, my colleagues and especially my athletes who never believed this accusation. I thank you from the bottom of my heart that you did not make me feel guilty for a moment. From the first minute I had confidence in the Greek Justice and I knew that in the end the truth would shine. Everyone has to do the right thing against the consequences, obstacles, dangers and personal pressures. This is the basis of human moral behavior. “People who leave behind not only great achievements, but even small good deeds, have not wasted their lives unfairly.”

Deception

During his years in prison, Aris Kantouros worked as the first electrician, as he has the corresponding title. What he lacked most was his family, far from which to survive was more than difficult. Today, having some health problems caused in prison, he is trying to recover. Your lawyer, ma’am Vasso Pantazi, speaking to “TOPIC»Features mentioned: “Precisely because justice is administered by people, the criminal legislator and the Constitution of Greece have provided for the three degrees of jurisdiction. This, in my opinion, is not accidental. This is because in a judicial decision, once it exists the human factor, there may be a human error. In this case, human error cost a man six and a half years of unjust detention in Greek prisons. However, the truth shone and Justice turned this man into society and his family, judging him innocent of a minor’s acts of seduction and indecency. Bringing him back into his life, his coaching career, Evia’s society and of course his family, gave him the right to live again. “. According to Mrs. Pantazi, two elements were those that played an important role in the acquittal of the federal coach: “The first is that the accusation was not proven, because at the time the indecent acts were allegedly committed, third parties were present in this area. The second element, which I think was the most decisive, is that this man even the 52-year-old had given no trace of pedophile behavior. While his photo was posted, the thousands of his athletes filed no complaints, many of whom went to trial and testified in favor of their coach. You couldn’t believe that suddenly a coach at the age of 52 and even a grandfather at that time, did something so shameful. He had his children, his family and in his hands, in the thirty years of his coaching career, hundreds of athletes had passed, none of which he was found to accuse. Normally, in these cases, when it comes to coaches, doctors and teachers who have contact with children, if there is something it will be seen and verified with a second and a third complaint. We had no n ada here. Finally, I would like to point out that according to scientific studies, a person does not become a pedophile overnight. Nobody wakes up and decides that they will like children. In particular, as far as my client is concerned, he could not have given any trace of such behavior until the age of 52, to be a life among young athletes and athletes and he suddenly decided that he likes children. Fortunately, justice shone by setting aside all black elements in this bitter and unjust story. “

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