In light of a recent spate of sexual abuse allegations Greek actor Petros Filippidis has been dropped from ERT’s comedic television series “Greet the Plane Tree for me” (Χαιρέτα μου τον Πλάτανο).

The state-run channel made the announcement on Monday.

In a statement released by his attorneys, Mr Filippidis maintains his innocence and ignores the allegations made against him.

“I am noticing with regret that ad-hoc TV courts have been set up in the last 24 hours. I refuse to be ‘butchered’ on TV ‘windows’, where each speaker will express an opinion without being able to corroborate any evidence to a competent authority, resulting in the tarnishing of my name and my personality.

It is noteworthy that a modus operandi of grouping cases with different subject-matters, time, and persons is being employed, with a common point of reference a coordinated accusation against a specific target. I respect anyone who wants to report a behaviour, but the State has established a specific procedure for each complaint, and it certainly is not through TV shows, social media sites,” Mr Filippidis, via his attorneys, among others.

These ongoing allegations follow on from many other high profile call-outs in the wake of last month’s allegation filed by former sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou against a senior official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation.