66-year-old man remanded in custody on charges of rape and coercion

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged a 66-year-old man with rape, coercion into sexual intercourse by threatening to disclose information reflecting private life, violation of personal life privacy, coercion, and threats and coercion against a minor. According to data from the Investigative Division of the Western Georgia District Prosecutor's Office, due to intolerance of gender equality, the accused forced a 19-year-old victim to meet him by threatening to disclose defamatory information, after which he raped her in an abandoned area of the village using physical force. Imedi+4

According to the investigation, the accused continued to force sexual relations and illegally stored intimate content of the victim on his mobile phone, threatening to distribute it to demand the continuation of the relationship. The accused showed the aforementioned video recording to the victim's minor brother, after which he forced him to contact and meet with his sister, and also threatened him with death and bodily harm. Imedi+4

The charges carry a penalty of up to eight years of imprisonment. Based on the motion of the Prosecutor's Office, the court ordered the accused to be held in custody as a preventive measure. Imedi+3