Paphos police seek rape suspect
Police in Paphos are seeking a 24-year-old man, suspected of raping a young woman last Sunday. According to the account of the 22-year-old alleged rape...
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Demo in support of woman convicted of lying in Napa rape case (Updated)
Women’s organisations held a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday morning in solidarity with a British woman who had convicted of lying about being...
Three-day remand for rape suspect
A 45-year-old man has been remanded for three days by the Paphos court in connection with a complaint of rape. According to police, on August...
Supreme court rejects sentence reduction for child rapist
The supreme court has rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of a man found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old child. The accused was...
Man arrested for raping a minor
A 39-year-old man who arrived in the country early on Wednesday was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an underage girl 15 years ago. The...
Police investigating second rape claim in five days
Paphos police on Tuesday said they are investigating the second rape claim in less than a week. A 37-year-old woman reported she was raped by...
Woman reports rape in Paphos
Police are investigating after a 21-year-old woman reported she was raped late on Thursday at a coastal area in Paphos. Citing police information, the Cyprus...
Court finds prima facie case against bishop accused of rape
The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court on Wednesday found there was a prima facie case against former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos who has been accused of rape. The...
Man remanded for seven days after rape reported
A 24-year-old man was remanded for seven days on Tuesday for allegedly raping a foreign woman living in Paphos on Sunday at 4am. The police...
Former candidate and councillor pleads not guilty to rape
A 31-year-old former municipal councillor and one-time Disy MP candidate pled not guilty to a rape charge at the Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court on Thursday. Andreas...
Man jailed for 12 years for rape
A 43-year-old man was jailed for 12 years on Wednesday for raping a 24-year-old woman last September in Larnaca. The proceedings at the Larnaca court...
Former MP candidate denies rape, blames political expediency
A parliamentary candidate accused of rape committed over 10 years ago denied the crime Saturday and blamed it on political expediency. In a post on...
Former high ranking cleric to stand trial for rape
Former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos will stand trial for rape on April 26, state broadcaster CyBC reported on Monday. The clergyman appeared before Larnaca district court...
Crime in Paphos fell in 2020
Paphos registered a decrease in reported crimes in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Ioannou. Speaking to the Cyprus...
Supreme court upholds conviction of man who raped underage daughter
The supreme court has upheld the conviction of a father found guilty of sexually molesting his underage daughter. The offences were committed between 2010 and...
Archbishop makes statement on priest accused of rape
Archbishop Chrysostomos on Tuesday reportedly gave statements to the police regarding a case in which a woman alleged that she was raped by a senior...
Man in custody after rape claim – reports
Police refused to confirm or deny local media reports on Wednesday that a 19-year-old was in custody in Limassol after a complaint was made by...
Man suspected of rape arrested
Paphos police arrested a man in connection with a case of rape on Monday evening. A 29-year-old woman, a resident of the Paphos district, reported...
Police investigating rape claims by MP candidate
Police on Monday said they will contact a female MP candidate for the Democratic Alignment after she publicly talked about her rape that took place...
Scottish teen seeking justice after reporting she was raped in Protaras last year
A Scottish teenager who had her allegation of rape dismissed by police in Cyprus is having her case examined by Police Scotland. The woman alleged...