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Abuse accusation by Greek Olympian ends nation's silence, World News


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Several other women from the field of sports and beyond have now also spoken out about alleged harassment, and the Greek Supreme Court has urged prosecutors to make responding to such claims a priority.
An Olympic sailing champion has accused a top sporting official in Greece of sexual abuse, the country’s first high-profile accusation of sexual assault and abuse of power since the #MeToo movement swept the world in recent years, bringing down powerful figures in the media, politics and sports.
Claims by Sofia Bekatorou, a Greek Olympic sailing champion, that she was sexually assaulted by the official 23 years ago, when she was 21, have prompted a wave of support and an unusually open debate in a country where studies suggest sexual harassment is prevalent. ....

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Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou arrives at the prosecutor s office in Athens, on Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
1/22/2021
The National Herald     
ATHENS - Allegations by Greek olympic sailing gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou she was sexually assaulted in 1998 by a Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) official in  his hotel room has sparked other women and athletes to come forward with similar claims and sparked its own #MeToo movement in the country.
As the news caused shock and outrage and spread through the media and society it has been picked up by international news and media outlets, with Politico and the German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) also reporting on the phenomenon. ....

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Olympic Athlete Speaks of Assault and Breaks a Bigger Silence in Greece


Olympic Athlete Speaks of Assault and Breaks a Bigger Silence in Greece
Sofia Bekatorou, a sailing champion, said she was sexually assaulted by a top sports official, prompting an outpouring of support in a country where the issue has long been ignored.
Sofia Bekatorou in Athens on Wednesday. She won a gold medal in her discipline at the 2004 Athens Olympics and bronze four years later in Beijing.Credit.Angelos Tzortzinis/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
By Niki Kitsantonis
Published Jan. 23, 2021Updated Feb. 16, 2021
ATHENS An Olympic sailing champion has accused a top sporting official in Greece of sexual abuse, the country’s first high-profile accusation of sexual assault and abuse of power since the #MeToo movement swept the world in recent years, bringing down powerful figures in the media, politics and sports worlds. ....

Rabea Iatridou , Vasiliki Petousi , Maria Syrengela , Apostolina Tsaltampasi , Katerina Sakellaropoulou , Aristeidis Adamopoulos , Sofia Bekatorou , Emily Yiolitis , Marie Claire , Kyriakos Mitsotakis , Zefi Dimadama , Andri Eleftheriou , Greek Olympic Committee , Movement For , Greek Association Of Women Entrepreneurs , Greek Ministry Of Culture , European Union , Greek Supreme Court , Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki , University Of Crete , Greek Olympic , Greek Ministry , World Sailing , Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis , Mania Bikof , Nikos Kaklamanakis ,