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Father Antonios was sentenced to a total prison sentence of 4 years and 3 months, redeemable for 10 euros per day for the part concerning the physical abuses in the organization's structures.
In fact, according to information, the decision to redeem the sentence caused the reaction of the defense lawyers who noted that the priest does not have the financial means to redeem his sentence.
The decision on guilt
Earlier, the court had unanimously declared Father Antonio guilty of two acts of grievous bodily harm to minors while under the protection of the perpetrator, moral abetment in dangerous bodily harm to a minor and moral abetment in simple bodily harm. The specific acts for which the priest was found guilty, have been carried out, according to the case file, against minors in NGO structures in Athens and Volos.
However, after a conference, the court recognized for all five convicts the mitigating factor of the previous legal life.
In his statement after the announcement of the decision, Father Antonios said: "I am Father Antonios. I am innocent and remain innocent. I continue my struggle, I climb my Calvary, until the final justification. I look you in the eyes because I can look at you."
In their statement, the defense attorneys of the condemned said after the verdict was pronounced: "The Greek Justice, with its manifestly wrong decision, as a witness, found the defendants guilty for what was proven not to have been done. The fight continues for the vindication of our principals and the declaration of their innocence. The above despite the fact that for 14 of the 19 non-existent offenses they were acquitted.
In their statement, the defense attorneys of the condemned said after the verdict was pronounced: "The Greek Justice, with its manifestly wrong decision, as a witness, found the defendants guilty for what was proven not to have been done. The fight continues for the vindication of our principals and the declaration of their innocence. The above despite the fact that for 14 of the 19 non-existent offenses they were acquitted.
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Father Antonios guilty of acts related to physical abuse of minors in the Ark of the World
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