46-year-old child molester remanded

A 46-year-old man charged with 27 counts of sexual assault against teenage girls around Attica was remanded in custody on Tuesday after appearing before an investigating magistrate.

The 46-year-old, who is an Albanian national, is alleged to have waited for the girls, all aged between 13 and 15, outside schools and sexually molested them after first posing as a friend of their parents.

He was arrested on Monday in the area of Drapetsona, western Piraeus, following complaints lodged by the victims’ parents, denied the charges.