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Child Abuse in Heraklion: 54-Year-Old Father Held in Custody

Published January 12, 2026, 13:17
Child Abuse in Heraklion: 54-Year-Old Father Held in Custody

A 54-year-old father from a village in Messara, Heraklion, has been arrested and remanded in custody, accused of raping his two daughters, a 15-year-old and a 24-year-old with moderate intellectual disability. The 42-year-old mother, also arrested and accused of abuse, has been released with restrictive conditions. The 54-year-old denied all charges during his testimony, while the decision to remand him in custody was linked to the pending results of DNA tests regarding the child born to the 24-year-old and given up for adoption. The mother also denied all charges during her testimony. The case has shocked the local community, as it reveals horrific acts of abuse allegedly committed within the family. Authorities continue their investigations to fully elucidate the case and protect the victims. The seriousness of the charges and the need to protect the victims led to the decision to remand the father in custody, while the mother was released with restrictive conditions, as the need for pre-trial detention was deemed less in her case.