Rome – “It’s her”, they approached her and harassed her. In three, in February 2022, they targeted an Olympic athlete in Rome, in the Trastevere area. For this matter, three players from the Sardinian minor leagues, all in their thirties, were sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in prison for gang sexual violence at the end of a trial carried out using the abbreviated procedure before the capital’s magistrate. The Prosecutor’s Office had requested a six-year prison sentence for the defendants. According to what was reconstructed by the investigators, thanks to the investigative activity carried out by the carabinieri who intervened that evening, the three – all originally from the Oristano area and with a past in promotion or second category football teams – recognized the athlete and approached to take some photos with her. Some selfies to immortalize the meeting with the champion. Photos perhaps to be published later on their social profiles.
After reaching her, the sexual harassment of the girl began. Abuse which triggered the reaction of the victim and her friends who were present in the club. A heated argument ended with the arrival of the military personnel. An ugly episode that the athlete wanted to crystallize in a complaint filed after two weeks and which came to the attention of the magistrates who deal with crimes of violence against women. In the story that came to the attention of the investigators, the blue sportswoman provided the details of that evening which was supposed to be carefree and fun but which for her turned into a real nightmare. She was in the company of friends and at the table opposite the three who were in Rome for a holiday. “Do you want to take a photo with us?” the request. A proposal that the Olympian did not shy away from but which in a few moments turned into something completely different. After surrounding her, perhaps taking advantage of the relaxed and fun atmosphere, the pack began to physically abuse her with an increasingly explicit action. All this in front of dozens of witnesses and the victim’s friends who immediately intervened: a sort of brawl broke out which brought the owners of the place, one of the best-known places of Trastevere nightlifeto alert the police. The police identified the three and then, after a few days, the victim found the strength to report everything.
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