The head of the Athens first instance prosecutor’s office has commenced an investigation into allegations against jailed actor-director Dimitris Lignadis – mostly aired in the local press – of sexual assault against unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the country.
The allegations date to the 2017-2018 period.
The allegations claim that at least three NGOs dispatched teenage refugees – practically all from the Middle East or Afghanistan – to Lignadis for free drama lessons and theater courses.
Lignadis, who resigned as director of the prestigious national theater earlier this month, was arrested on Saturday after prosecutors issued a felony warrant listing rape charges.
He is scheduled to appear before an investigative magistrate on Wednesday.
