Bases remand man for alleged rape

A British bases court remanded a 50-year-old Cypriot man for four days on Thursday in connection with a case of sexually abusing a man with special needs.

Akrotiri police station received a report on Wednesday afternoon that the alleged victim had been sexually abused on a number of occasions by the suspect, Sovereign Base Area acting superintendant George Kiteos said.

Both men live in the village of Akrotiri.

Kiteos added that a state pathologist has been flown over from Greece to examine the alleged victim.

According to reports the abuse took place on more than one occasion.

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