A 40-year-old man has been jailed for five years by the Nicosia Assize Court for a predatory scheme involving the supply of cannabis to four underage girls to facilitate sexual abuse. The court heard how the defendant targeted victims aged between 12 and 16—including his own teenage daughters—over ten months.
The three-judge panel, consisting of Lefteris Panteli, Marilena Theoklitou, and Konstantinos Markos Pasiardis, delivered the verdict following the defendant’s immediate admission of guilt to 21 charges. These included supplying drugs, using cocaine, and committing abhorrent acts of indecent assault.
The court detailed a predatory pattern where the man, a university graduate, would collect the girls in his car without their parents’ knowledge between March 2024 and January 2025. He drove them to his home or other locations, supplied them with cannabis, and joined them in drug use before launching sexual attacks.
Specific instances of abuse cited by the court include:
Touching a 14-year-old girl’s legs while she sat behind the driver’s seat was an act the victim described with annoyance and disgust.
Fondling the legs of a girl aged 12 years and 11 months after drugging her. When she pushed his hand away, he reportedly asked: What, don’t you like it?.
Cornering a nearly 16-year-old girl in a lift, pinning her in a tight embrace, and molesting her. He later continued the assault inside his flat, claiming he was touching her chest and legs because she “was cold.”
The court emphasised the gravity of the inducing narcosis to commit a felony, noting the defendant’s “utter indifference” to the girls’ health. The judges highlighted that his youngest victim was even younger than his own daughter, yet he pressured her for a “secret relationship.”
Defence counsel Marios Spyrou argued that the defendant gained no financial profit from the drugs and was himself a user, allegedly turning to cannabis and cocaine following a 2019 eye injury. While the court credited the defendant for his early plea—which spared the victims the trauma of testifying—it stressed that his actions struck at the “core of society.”
In addition to the five-year prison term, the court issued a supervision order effective throughout his sentence and for two years following his release.
