Nikos Seiragakis, who was sentenced to 401 years in prison in 2011 for indecent behavior against 36 minors in Rethymnon, Crete, and who was released after 12.5 years, was arrested again today in Nea Ionia, according to the latest information.
The new arrest of the former basketball coach came after the relevant decision of the Nafplion prosecutor’s office, because, as stated, “he had an outstanding case No. 11.”
On 06/09/2023, an arrest warrant was issued by the Nafplion Prosecutor’s Office of Appeal. The offender faces continued detention in accordance with order no. 110,123,124/2016, a decision taken by a jury of the Piraeus Court of Appeal
Seiragakis was sentenced to 401 years in prison, which at the merger became 220 years, while in reality the sentence was reduced to 25 years. And finally, with the new penal code, 25 “turned” into 21! The pedophile was released (for the second time), after serving 12.5 years.
Nikos Seiragakis will be taken to the Athenian Prosecutor’s Office of Appeal.
As Athens News previously wrote, a basketball coach from Crete, sentenced to 401 years in prison for 36 cases of indecent behavior against minors, was released on parole after serving a total of 12.5 years behind bars. The decision, which caused outrage among the victims, their families and the entire Greek society, required the intervention of the chief prosecutor.
Basketball coach Nikos Seiragakis was reportedly arrested red-handed in December 2011 for sexual abuse of three minors. In May 2013, he was convicted for his actions, maltreatment and attempted maltreatment, against 36 children for a term of 401 years (actually, for life. Note editorial). In 2016, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the trial court, reducing the sentence to 220 years. With the new Criminal Code, the actual years of imprisonment were reduced to 20.
Because he worked in a prison where working days reduce sentences, Seiragakis applied for parole at the Tripoli prison board where he was being held. The request was reviewed by the Crime Board and accepted.
After 12.5 years in prison, he was released under the condition of a ban on entry to Crete, where he committed crimes, and with the obligation to live in the designated area of Attica. He is also prohibited from interacting with minors without the presence or consent of their guardians, and is required to attend psychiatric sessions once a month.
It should be noted that 3 years ago, in April 2020, he was released on parole from a prison in Grevenwhere he was held, which caused a strong reaction in the local community, as well as in the Rethymno Bar Association, which advocated for victims of pedophilia in both the first and second instances.
The rapist never showed remorse and claimed that his sexual relations with the victims between the ages of 12 and 17 were with their consent. He was reportedly released on parole in 2020, but was soon arrested again and sent to prison for parole violations. Tuesday’s release prompted the intervention of a Supreme Court prosecutor, who demanded a review to see if the conditions for early release met. The chief prosecutor will check how carefully the release is justified, and if there are any legal “gaps”. At the same time, there is an option according to which the release order can be canceled, local media report.
The Criminal Code provides that the actual years of serving a sentence under the conditions cannot exceed 20 years and the convict can take advantage of preferential provisions and be released from places of deprivation of liberty in the absence of other disciplinary grounds and criminal liability.
Basketball coach Nikos Seiragakis was reportedly arrested red-handed in December 2011 for sexual abuse of three minors. In May 2013, he was convicted for his actions, maltreatment and attempted maltreatment, against 36 children for a term of 401 years (actually, for life. Note editorial). In 2016, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the trial court, reducing the sentence to 220 years. With the new Criminal Code, the actual years of imprisonment were reduced to 20.
Because he worked in a prison where working days reduce sentences, Seiragakis applied for parole at the Tripoli prison board where he was being held. The request was reviewed by the Crime Board and accepted.
After 12.5 years in prison, he was released under the condition of a ban on entry to Crete, where he committed crimes, and with the obligation to live in the designated area of Attica. He is also prohibited from interacting with minors without the presence or consent of their guardians, and is required to attend psychiatric sessions once a month.
It should be noted that 3 years ago, in April 2020, he was released on parole from a prison in Grevenwhere he was held, which caused a strong reaction in the local community, as well as in the Rethymno Bar Association, which advocated for victims of pedophilia in both the first and second instances.
The rapist never showed remorse and claimed that his sexual relations with the victims between the ages of 12 and 17 were with their consent. He was reportedly released on parole in 2020, but was soon arrested again and sent to prison for parole violations. Tuesday’s release prompted the intervention of a Supreme Court prosecutor, who demanded a review to see if the conditions for early release met. The chief prosecutor will check how carefully the release is justified, and if there are any legal “gaps”. At the same time, there is an option according to which the release order can be canceled, local media report.
The Criminal Code provides that the actual years of serving a sentence under the conditions cannot exceed 20 years and the convict can take advantage of preferential provisions and be released from places of deprivation of liberty in the absence of other disciplinary grounds and criminal liability.
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