Overview

• Two underage girls in Calabria were subjected to group rapes by individuals, including sons of 'ndrangheta families, between January 2022 and November 2023.
• The case emerged from anti-mafia wiretaps, leading to the March 2025 convictions of six perpetrators with sentences ranging from 5 to 13 years.
• One victim faced ongoing violence from her 78-year-old aunt and 47-year-old cousin, who sought to force her to retract her testimony.
• On April 18, 2025, the court placed the aunt under house arrest and issued a restraining order against the cousin to protect the victim.
• The victim reported being beaten, threatened, and subjected to psychological abuse by relatives, highlighting the pervasive influence of 'ndrangheta culture in silencing survivors.