Man admits sexually assaulting girl of six

A FATHER of two yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault of a minor and indecent exposure on a public beach.

Andreas Krambis, 38, had been remanded in custody by a British bases court on July 1 in connection with an alleged incident on June 26 at the Romanzo beach, which is within the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area.

The suspect was charged yesterday and pleaded guilty. He opted for trial by the SBA court when asked whether he would prefer to stand trial in the Cyprus Republic’s courts.

Calling for Krambis to be charged, the prosecutor told the court of five specific incidents involving one child at the beach on June 26.

The court heard that Krambis had exposed himself to a six year-old-girl who was with her 11 year-old brother at the time, that he had fondled her and had made her touch him.

The man was an acquaintance of the children’s family and so their parents, who were 100 metres away fishing, did not suspect what was happening, the prosecutor said.

The court heard Krambis had allegedly tried to distract the girl’s brother from what was going on, telling him to look at the sky or count to 100, or to go and find out how many fish his parents had caught.

Krambis assaulted the little girl over a four-hour period, the court heard.

The boy mentioned the incident to his parents when they left the beach at about 8pm, and they immediately went to the police.

Krambis was arrested shortly after.

He is set to be sentenced on July 22.

During the course of the investigation, other families came forward with similar allegations, which SBA police believe could be linked to Krambis.

The suspect was picked out in a police identity parade on June 26.

Police say Krambis was known to the welfare services, who had in the past investigated allegations that he had abused his own children.

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