British teenager spared jail over Ayia Napa rape claim

The Foreign Office described the teenager’s conviction as "deeply distressing" and pledged to raise the issue with Cypriot authorities, while her mother has backed calls for people to boycott Cyprus.

Cyprus’s Ministry of Tourism declined to comment on the matter when approached by TTG last week.

Judge Michalis Papathanasiou said while the case had left him "troubled", her claims resulted in 12 people being arrested, with some of them held for more than a week.

The woman’s lawyer told the BBC the family would appeal her conviction. "We do not feel we have had justice in terms of how the trial progressed, the manner in which it was conducted, the initial police investigation, and the fact that we feel she did not receive a fair trial," said Lewis Power QC.

The company she was travelling with Summer Takeover, which provides a range of "working package holidays", has withdrawn Ayia Napa as one of the destinations it offers.