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Most Suspects in Lempidakis Kidnapping Case Arrested

Greek authorities say that most of the suspects in the case of the kidnapping of Greek businessman Michalis Lempidakis have been arrested. Lempidakis was held hostage for six months by a gang that demanded ransom for his release. He was...

Man With Vision Problems Kidnaps and Sexually Abuses Helper, Records Act

The case of a missing 22-year-old woman in Athens turned out to be a case of kidnapping and sexual assault as a 53-year-old visually impaired man had kept her captive and raped her. The woman is a student and as...

Two Romanians and an Afghani Rape Minor in Greece

Police officers of the Security Department in Larissa arrested a Romanian couple, aged 53 and 57 years and a 23-year-old Afghani man, for kidnapping, human trafficking, and sexual abuse. One year ago, the Romanian couple  convinced a 16-year-old girl and...

Man Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Girl in Patras

A 16-year-old girl from Patras had disappeared without a trace last Saturday after telling her parents she was going to have coffee with a friend. Today, however, she reappeared at the local police station shocked by what had happened...

Female Refugees Face Sexual Exploitation in Greece

Female refugees face sexual exploitation while children are vulnerable to kidnapping, on the perilous journey from Turkey to Greece and then to northern Europe, says an Al Jazeera report. The report follows the story of Samira, a 32-year-old Moroccan woman...

Greek Police Arrest Third Albanian Escapee

The third Albanian escapee, Reis Haxhiraj, was arrested a short time ago, at a distance of about 2 km from the spot of yesterday's arrest. The Albanian was detected by a trained police dog. Haxhiraj, who has been sentenced to 13...

Horror in Xanthi: Rapist had Approval of his Family

A whole family was arrested in Xanthi with heavy accusations of kidnapping and sexual harassing a 18- year- old girl. The main accused is the son of the family that abducted the girl.  He kept her in his house...