The Justice of Italy acquitted a man who groped a womanarguing that the reprehensible sequence lasted less than 10 seconds.
The position of the Italian court generated rejection and anger in social networkswhere users reported a case of sexual abuse.
This is an 18-year-old girl who studies at the Film and TV Institute “Roberto Rossellnini” from Rome. She herself suffered abuse a year earlier, as she was a minor, and accused the school janitorAntonio Avola, 66 years old, Of having done it.
“The goalie grabbed me from behind without saying anything. He then reached into my pants and under my panties, touched my bottom, and then lifted me up high enough to hurt my private parts. This, at least for me, is not a joke”he said when recounting the episode.
However, his words were not enough to condemn him. The judges of Rome acquitted the janitor with an argument that sparked worldwide controversy.
Repudiation in Italy for a case of sexual abuse
On social media, hundreds of men and women posted a video under the hashtag #10secondi to show your anger.
In a span of ten seconds, the Italians stare at the camera in silence and touch their private parts to demonstrate how long time can feel.
The first was posted by the White Lotus actor, Paolo Camelliand since then thousands of people followed his example.
Another video was posted by Chiara Ferragnithe most famous influencer from Italy who has 29.4 million followers on Instagram.
For his part, the event took place on April 12, 2022 when the girl climbed the stairs of the school. She recounted that while she was going up some stairs in the direction of a class, she felt her pants fall down, a hand touched her buttocks and grabbed her underwear.
“Love, you know I was kidding”, the man told her when she turned around.
For the Roman court, the touching lasted between “5 and 10 seconds” it was almost “a touch” without “concupiscent” intention.
Source: Ambito
