Overview
- Judges classified the offense as sexual violence of lesser gravity and set a three-year prison term, below the 4 years and 1 month sought by the prosecutor.
- Written motivations will be filed within the statutory period of up to 90 days, after which the defense plans to petition the Court of Cassation.
- The first trial in Macerata had acquitted Claudio Bravi, citing the teenager’s prior sexual activity, her failure to cry out or flee, and a defense expert who read bruises as suction marks.
- In appeal, prosecutors argued the girl consented only to kissing, immediately refused intercourse, and reported the assault and ecchymoses consistent with being held down.
- The victim, who was 17 in 2019, expressed relief at the verdict, while politicians and advocates renewed calls for explicit consent standards.