Overview

• Thursday’s first session in Cagliari proceeded without Juana Rivas or the children present and was adjourned after a procedural dispute over the minor’s legal representation.
• Both the prosecution and the defense asked the court to appoint a curatore speciale for the child, with the judge taking time to rule on the request.
• The indictment filed by Cagliari prosecutors alleges repeated physical assaults and degrading verbal abuse against both sons, citing medical reports, photos, and testimonies.
• Francesco Arcuri denies wrongdoing and previously sought to have the case dismissed, arguing the children’s statements are unilateral and unreliable.
• The younger son returned to Italy with his father on July 25 under court orders, and in Spain a reopened probe has summoned Rivas to testify on October 30 for alleged child abduction.