The prosecutor of the Athens Mixed Court of Appeal, Andreas Karaflos, recently requested the acquittal of Petros Filippidis from the first charge of attempted rape against his colleague in his dressing room at the "Mousouri" theater in 2010 due to "substantial doubts".
After approximately eight months of evidentiary proceedings, the accused actor heard the district attorney request his acquittal (at least for the first charge) and refer to contradictions in the testimony of the first woman who had denounced him.
He spoke of a pre-existing romantic relationship or "intimate consent"
In fact, the prosecutor not only questioned the woman's testimony but even spoke of the complainant's "intimate consent" and even of a romantic relationship she may have had with the defendant, which for some reason broke off!
"If something serious happens, we do something, we don't have phone sex," said Mr. Karaflos and, citing "the case law of the Supreme Court," pointed out that the woman never went to the Police Department after the incident to report it, nor did she speak to her own people. "If he wanted to rape her, wouldn't the accused have closed all the doors? He wouldn't have let her leave," said the prosecutor and continued: "The rapist's motive is the humiliation of the woman and not his sexual satisfaction (...). Rapists threaten the victim's life, not his career, they tear clothes and after their heinous act, they hide. They don't send evidentiary messages to their victims' mobile phones hours later. All of this is more consistent with a pre-existing love relationship, which recently broke up. This is the essence of the case and may God forgive me because that is the only place I speak."
Source: protothema.gr
