On Friday night (20/4) an American citizen went to the Police Department of Attica and reported her abuse by her partner.
According to the information broadcast in the Mega news bulletin, this is a complaint against an American athlete, aged 30, who has a professional contract with a team in the Basketball League.
In her report, the woman informed the police that the athlete, after a verbal episode they had, attacked her. More specifically, he hit her in the face, grabbed her by the neck and bit her on the back. The complaint resulted in a spontaneous procedure in order to then follow the preliminary investigation of the alleged abuser and bring him to the competent judicial authority for further proceedings.
At first the athlete had not been arrested and was being searched for without being found. His team didn’t get any notification from him either. He was even absent from the last league game she played.
The lawsuit as filed with the Domestic Violence Department of the Omonia Police Department:
“At around 12:30 on 19-4-2024, he was driven by A.T. Agios Panteleimon in G.A.E.B. Athens, the 26-year-old, born in Massachusetts, USA, basketball player, who reported her partner for violation of article 6 of Law 3500/2006, for acts committed at 03.00 on 19/4/2024 in Peristeri , at an unknown address.
In particular, at the above place and time, the basketball player, guilty of a verbal incident, grabbed her by the neck, slapped her in the face and finally bit her on the back, acts which are mentioned in the Unsworn Witness Examination Report of the victim.
The 26-year-old did not know his home address in Peristeri, where the incident took place, while she refused to be transferred to the area of Peristeri and to indicate to the Police the place where the player lives.
It is also stated that the victim was given information and instructions pursuant to Article 21 of Law 3500/06 in order to receive, if she so desires, the appropriate moral support and the necessary material assistance from the competent agencies, that the “Panic Button” application was not installed Button) on her mobile phone, after she was previously informed about this possibility, as well as about the possibility of transferring her to the forensic service, but also about the possibility of her being transferred and temporarily accommodated in a safe place, but she did not wish to do so”.