Revolting! An Italian judge clears a rapist for a mind-blowing reason

It was feminist activist Marie Bongars who reported this shocking story on his Instagram account. Indeed, on July 11, 2022, Subway revealed that a man had been cleared of rape, in Turin, Italy. He was notably charged with a rape case committed in May 2019 in a pub in downtown Turin. Initially sentenced to 2 years in prison for “rape”, at first instance, an Italian judge quashed this conviction. “Judge ruled victim ‘invited’ him in leaving the toilet door ajar, according Subway.

This same judge declared that the rape victim was “high after excessive alcohol consumption“, Still according to the British media. The victim would not therefore be totally one and the aggressor is not really one either. Although the zipper of the victim’s jeans was forcedthe judge still considered that it was because of wear and tear, reports Subway.

The victim has no choice but the Supreme Court of Cassation

Of course, this decision by the Italian judge aroused many reactions. “This decision makes rolling back the fight against gender-based violence many years”, indignant Maria Edera Spadoni, Italian lawyer and deputy of the Five Star Movement. Moreover, she even proposed that magistrates be “recycled”.

For the victim, there is still hope. It is a question of turning to the Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy which always has the power to overrule this decision. Note that this case is not isolated. In 2017, still in Turin, a man who raped his colleague was releasedbecause she “didn’t scream for help”. However, she made it clear that she did not want sex.