Dimitris Lignadis, the prosecutor of the headquarters of the Mixed Jury Court of Athens, who is adjudicating the specific case, asked to be found guilty as accused of the three acts of serial rape against three minor boys. The prosecutor referred extensively to the contents of the four complaints against the director and pointed out that the delayed complaints made to the authorities are justified, given the brutality of the specific acts and the minority of three of the four complainants. Instead, the prosecutor requested the acquittal of the accused in relation to the fourth charge, where the complainant never appeared at the hearing to testify even though his violent apprehension had been ordered. The prosecutor questioned the credibility of this plaintiff, in contrast to the other three for whom he stated that what they complained about was well-founded.
During his speech, the prosecutor underlined the relationship of dependence that the three complainants had with the director and rejected all the allegations made by Dimitris Lignadis, in his apology, denying the offenses attributed to him. Indicative is the prosecutor's disgust for referring the accused to the complainant, that he could not remember when he was raped “the most important event of his life”. “The prosecutor's office is wondering whether a rape is the most important thing in a person's life. “Probably the most important trauma is,” said the prosecutor, refuting the relevant claim of the accused.
“There was no organized plan aimed at hitting the Minister of Culture,” the prosecutor stressed in his speech, noting that when D. Lignadis took office at the National Theater, his choice was accepted. This contrasts with the conspiracy that the accused is referring to, he said.
Continuing his speech, the prosecutor stated that D. Lignadis knew that his victims, due to his minority, ensured the certainty that he would not speak. “Extreme acts of sexual violence were committed, he first built a relationship of trust with his victims and gave them the confidence that he would help them to emerge professionally in any place they wished. The methodology he developed was confirmed by a testimony that spoke of an attempt by D. Lignadis to enforce his power “, said the prosecutor and continued:” The accused did not give any logical explanation for his relationship with the two of the complainants… The complainants did not enjoy no financial gain, instead they had to recall traumatic memories. No conspiracy against the accused was proven “The victims spoke and even spoke loudly, on the contrary the accused in his apology did not provide logical answers to the motives of the victims,” said the prosecutor and continued: by people around him that he had chosen to associate with. The act of serial rape has been committed against the three victims. The accused knew that at that moment the victims did not consent. “The accused should be acquitted of the act of rape against the fourth complainant,” the prosecutor said.
