The 52-year-old teacher accused by parents of sexually harassing eight students, aged 10 and 11 years of age, is appearing before the Court of Misdemeanours in Trikala. He stands accused of displaying lewd and inappropriate behavior but denies charges. The teacher, arrested on Friday, says that it would not have been possible for him to take part in the activities for which he is accused in front of a class full of children.

The local police arrested him at his home where he lives with his wife and two children who attend senior high school. No incriminating evidence was found at his home. His family is in a state of shock and points to a responsible family man whose warm nature may have been misinterpreted as lewd conduct.