Coach accused of raping a minor brought before the examining magistrate

A 38-year-old coach accused of raping an athlete who was a minor at the time the alleged offence was brought before an examining magistrate on Monday. The coach was arrested on Sunday on the island of Samos, on an arrest warrant issued by the prosecutor's office charging him with raping a sailing athlete 11 years ago.

He faces serious criminal charges of repeated counts of rape, seducing a minor and sexual abuse. The coach, in his public statements, denies the allegations of rape and said he "had a relationship" with the girl, of which her mother was aware, adding that the mother had wanted him to marry her daughter.