Prosecutor demands conviction of sailing coach for raping minor

Prosecutor insists on conviction of 40-year-old sailing coach accused of rape and sexual abuse of a minor.

The coach, who was previously sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexual abuse but acquitted of rape charges in the first trial, now faces a retrial after an appeal by the prosecutor’s office.

The case concerns accusations made by a 23-year-old athlete who came forward with the accusations after being encouraged by Olympian Sofia Bekatorou.

According to the prosecutor, the coach allegedly used threats to force the minor to perform sexual acts during training in a provincial town when she was 12-13 years old.

The coach denied all accusations, suggesting that the victim’s mother encouraged her to make false accusations.