26-year-old man sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a 65-year-old man with disabilities in south Cyprus

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, after a court found him guilty of raping a 65-year-old man with disabilities in south Cyprus.

The judgement was delivered by the Larnaca Assize Court on Monday.

According to the police, on July 1, 2022, the 65-year-old’s sister filed a complaint saying that her brother who is disabled, called her to report that his professional carer was sexually abusing him.

Then, in the carer’s presence, the 65-year-old provided testimony accusing the 26-year-old of having raped him twice, Phileleftheros reported citing information.

The 26-year-old was arrested on July 2 on the basis of an arrest warrant and following a hearing he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.