Former Victorian Government Minister Theo Theophanous claimed a court victory over the woman who accused him of rape, according to the Herald Sun newspaper.
The Melbourne Magistrates Court dismissed the case against Theophanous last year after finding the complainant lacked credibility.
The Melbourne woman who accused the former Labor Minister of rape later moved to Greece with her family.
Theophanous applied to the district attorney in Athens to pursue the case.
He and his wife travelled to Greece to offer a testimony. However the woman did not appear in court, as it is not compulsory for the accused to appear.
In an ABC news report Theophanous said the woman was found guilty of criminal defamation and a two-year jail sentence has been imposed.
“That sentence is probably unlikely to be carried out. There was an immediate appeal launched. That will probably be heard a little later,” he said.
“My whole purpose in this is not to seek revenge. What I’m about is justice, because an enormous crime was committed against me and my family.”
(source: neos kosmos)
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