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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Sex assaulter chooses Greece over probation

BRIDGEPORT — A Fairfield deli worker accused of sexually assaulting a teenaged co-worker was given a choice, probation or go back to Greece.

He chose Greece.

Konstantinos Avramidis, 45, of Fort Point Street in Norwalk, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree sexual assault and was given a one-year suspended sentence by Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti.

The judge then told Avramidis he had a choice, stay in this country and serve three years’ probation or return to his native Greece and get a conditional discharge. Avramidis told the judge he will return to his homeland.

Police said they received a complaint from a local woman that her 16-year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted and harassed by Avramidis in the Black Rock Turnpike deli where she had been working.

The girl related she had given another co-worker her cell phone number and believes that Avramidis may have overheard her phone number because she thereafter began getting texts from him, police said. The texts initially appeared harmless but after a short time Avramidis began sending her photographs of his genitals. She later turned the photos over to police.

The girl was working behind the deli counter on one occasion when Avramidis, who was also behind the counter, called her name. When she looked over, police said, Avramidis lifted his apron exposing his genitals to her.

Police said the girl initially ignored Avramidis’ actions because she had just started working at the deli and didn’t want to make any trouble. However, police said, ignoring him apparently only encouraged Avramidis’ actions.

The girl had gone into the deli’s walk-in freezer and...



from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Sex-assaulter-chooses-Greece-over-probation-14056545.php

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