Overview

• The Tempio Pausania court halted the first-instance hearing and rescheduled sentencing for September 22 at 10:30.
• The adjournment followed the death of presiding judge Marco Contu’s son, who died after falling onto the rails at San Paolo station in Rome, with investigators not excluding a voluntary act.
• Prosecutor Gregorio Capasso has requested nine-year prison terms for all four defendants and ancillary interdiction from public office.
• Defense teams continue to seek acquittal, arguing the encounters were consensual and highlighting what they call significant inconsistencies in the complainant’s account.
• Parties in court rejected a proposed 24-hour continuation out of respect for the bereavement, and the complainant, known as Silvia, had expressed a wish to be present for the verdict.