ATHENS – Prominent Greek actor-director Dimitris Lignadis appeared before a court in Athens on Sunday and was given until Wednesday to respond to charges of multiple rapes by an examining magistrate.
He will remain jailed until then, court authorities said. The magistrate and a prosecutor will jointly decide later whether he will be kept in jail or released pending his trial.
According to court sources, Lignadis is accused of rape by two men who were minors when the events occurred in 2010 and 2015.
He has denied any wrongdoing. Lignadis, 56, resigned on Feb. 6 as the artistic director of Greece's National Theater amid reports of his alleged behavior.