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Sofia Bekatorou testified before the Prosecutor for three whole hours, who left the courts of the old Evelpidon School shortly after 12 noon. Ms. Bekatorou was accompanied before the prosecutor by her lawyer, Elli Roussou.
What he told the prosecutor
According to information during her testimony to the prosecution, the Olympian Sofia Bekatorou not only referred to her case, which she already denounced and caused the intervention of Justice, but also named another case of a sailing companion, who was a victim. sexual abuse.
The interesting thing is that it is said that the criminal act of this athlete was committed at a time when the offense had not expired.
Therefore, it is expected that the specific athlete will be summoned to testify before the Prosecutor’s Office without ruling out that she, in turn, except for her judgment, will not refer to other people. 
In any case, as everything shows, the mouths have begun to open and once the preliminary examination is finished, the prosecutor is expected to call to ask for explanations from the person or persons who will have been named by the victims.
Following her testimony, the Olympic sailing athlete made statements calling on all women who have suffered sexual abuse to come out and speak up.
Ms. Bekatorou was accompanied to the prosecutor by her lawyer, Elli Roussou.
Sofia Bekatorou’s statements after her testimony before the Prosecutor’s Office:
“Today I testified about my personal case and I hope that this time other women and people who have suffered sexual abuse will speak out so that our society is healthier and safer. We hope that the effort that we started with the complaints of Nikos Kaklamanakis in Parliament and the grouping that we made with all the athletes will help in the consolidation of Greek sport ”, said Sofia Bekatorou.
It is observed that Sofia Bekatorou is the first witness in the prosecutor’s investigation that was opened ex officio and for three hours she testified before the prosecutor Nikos Stefanatos, who has taken up the case, following an order from the head of the Athens Prosecutor’s Office, Sotiria Papageorgopou . 
Very fast investigation
At the same time, the revelations led to broader movements that go beyond the specific case of sexual abuse, the victim being Sofia Bekatorou herself.
A circular from the Office of the Supreme Court Prosecutor urges the competent judicial officials to expedite the investigation of complaints related to cases of violation of sexual dignity, with special sensitivity towards minors and weak groups, mainly young people who are in the position of victim, but also respect for innocence.
The Olympian herself points out that silencing these crimes is painful. As he underlines in a post on Facebook, “the victory and healing of the wounds of this crime, which time does not heal, is its public revelation and its punishment.” 
They opened their mouth
Sofia Bekatorou’s courageous decision to speak out about her own painful experience acted as a catalyst to break the silence of dozens of women who have been sexually abused or harassed.
Following Sofia Bekatorou’s complaint, there was a flurry of resignations from members of the Board of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, where elections were called for March 14.
With an order from the prime minister, the investigations into the allegations will come “to the end”, clarified the Deputy Minister of Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, while the funding tap in the Hellenic Sailing Federation is closed and the National Transparency Authority initiates exhaustive inspections by possible corruption.
“Break the abscess”
Unsurprisingly, the field of sports and especially the championship was constantly affected by Bekatorou’s revelations.
The president of the Nautical Club of Tzitzifion, Kallithea, Andreas Antonopoulos, spoke at “Society Hour MEGA”, referring to the role of the federation.
“Sophia’s revelations paved the way for other people to speak out. However, they created a phobia in the parents of children who play sports, seeing the non-existent reaction of the federation to cover up their athlete. That was horrible what happened. “And after several days, they shed crocodile tears for Sophia,” he said.
However, he emphasized that for years the specific federation waged war against Sofia Bekatorou. “They had Sophia on the ice. They didn’t even want to hear it,” he said, adding that he didn’t fall out of the clouds because of what he heard happened in the specific federation.
“I was surprised by the revelation of Wisdom”
“With the revelation of Wisdom, I fell from the clouds, I was surprised. She is also my friend. I had never said the slightest thing, I had never understood anything “said the silver medalist, Voula Kozomboli.
“I have never heard of such incidents from my teammates. This does not mean that such incidents could not have existed,” he added.
I’m happy, he said, because they open their mouths. If someone is found guilty, they should be punished by example and removed from the respective space, he stressed, adding: “Sport continues to be the healthiest place in our society. We have to inform them properly. “
However, Ms. Kozomboli has sounded the alarm so that the disclosure process does not drift to the bottom.
“Those who were harassed should come out and speak. He broke the abscess, to report the incidents.”
And in AUTh
At the same time, after the field of sports, their mouths were opened at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The complaints of former students for sexual harassment by a professor of the geology department, now retired, exceed one hundred.
What is announced prompted the intervention of the Minister of Education, Nikis Kerameos, who asked that the investigations come to an end, while at the same time the prosecution of the first instance intervened.
The head of the Thessaloniki Prosecutor’s Office instructed the prosecutor for the criminal prosecution to order a preliminary examination by Thessaloniki Security to investigate the allegations.
According to an order from the Prosecutor’s Office, the focus is on complaints about teachers from two AUTh Faculties, one in Philosophy and the other in Geology, in order to initiate a criminal process, while the case will include the report of the AUTh Rector.
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