Out of prison drives his decision The three-member Mistimeminer Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki One 24 years old was informed From 2020 Minor, Later, his girlfriend, he videotaped their private moments and posted this content on a porn website.
The An appeals court acquitted the 24-year-old (Today) for lewd acts of a minor and violation of personal data through information systems, he accepted that the accused was not the person depicted in the video footage. “Crucial” in this development was an expert opinion carried out by the young man's technical advisor – the medical examiner.
Examining the frames of the videos in question, in which – however – no faces are visible, the medical examiner highlighted in his affirmative report the differences in the characteristics of the bodies depicted, mainly those of the accused and especially in his sensitive area. More specifically, not so in the case of the 24-year-old, he found that the person appearing in the material was circumcised and issued a medical certificate of examination concerning his safety in this direction.
Advocate: “Medical Phenomenon”
“It's a clinical case,” the chief prosecutor said, commenting on the expert opinion, adding that “he is not the defendant” who appears in the video footage. As a result, he pleaded not guilty to the pornographic images and personal data charges, but pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of performing sexual acts with (by extension) a minor over 14 years of age.
Accepting the prosecutor's proposal, the judges sentenced him to 3 years in prison, with 3 years suspended, and recognized the mitigating factor of post-adulthood. In the first case, 24-year-old Caterini was sentenced to a total of 8 years in prison by a three-member magistrate court, which decided there was no bar, and as a result he was sent to prison, where he has been since last February.
In his apology, he insisted that he was innocent of the pornographic film, insisting that it had nothing to do with him. “I would never do that, it's embarrassing for a woman.” He said he met the complainant in a bar in Caterini in the summer of 2017, when he was 18 years old, and they maintained a relationship until 2020 when the complaint was filed. When asked about her young age at the time, the accused apologized for “giving me the impression that she was very old”. As he mentioned, they maintained a long-distance relationship as the girl lived permanently in Cyprus.
“I recognize myself”
Earlier, the complainant, now 21, had repeated his complaint and was adamant that the person depicted was him. “I recognize his house and myself. I know it's me. I will never allow it. I think he recorded me on his cell phone. That material was “uploaded” on the Internet without my knowledge and consent. It's a shame to me,” he testified, describing him as a There was no other reason to censure the method, they maintained a relationship from a distance, and the sexual acts were done with her consent. He said he came to know about the matter when a friend informed him and since then he cut off all contact with the accused.
