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De Martino Video Theft Probe Zeroes In on 'Disloyal Technician'

The privacy authority ordered the footage removed, launching a formal inquiry into further dissemination.

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Overview

  • Prosecutors in Rome and Tempio Pausania are running parallel cases for unlawful access and illicit dissemination, after the cyber police seized the home surveillance system and a court expert was appointed.
  • Investigators increasingly favor an inside job by a maintenance technician with direct access to an older, weakly protected setup reported to have a simple password.
  • A coordinated external hack remains a live line of inquiry as forensic work reconstructs access logs and timelines.
  • The clip appeared on a foreign porn site within minutes of capture and then spread via Telegram and WhatsApp, making full removal difficult despite takedown orders.
  • Lawyers filed complaints and pressed for penalties against those who store or share the video, saying De Martino is "offeso e triste" over the privacy violation.