Overview

• The Asti prosecutor’s office has closed its preliminary investigation into a 26-year-old Catania man suspected of sending violent online threats to Francesca Bergesio.
• Messages sent in February via a fake skull-profile account included promises of rape, death threats and photos of corpses.
• If indicted, the suspect will face aggravated threat charges for acting anonymously and for the severity of his intimidation under Italian cybercrime laws.
• Authorities confirmed no connection between this case and a 2023 stalking incident in which a Brescia man pleaded guilty and received community service.
• Bergesio, supported by lawyer Nicola Menardo, has urged women to report gender-based violence and will donate any compensation to anti-violence nonprofits.