Overview
- Carlotta Vagnoli, Valeria Fonte and Benedetta Sabene face accusations of stalking and aggravated defamation tied to an alleged coordinated online campaign against a journalist identified as A. S. and strategist Serena Mazzini.
- Journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli published private WhatsApp messages from a group called 'Fascistella' that emerged during the probe, with excerpts showing insults directed at Sergio Mattarella, Liliana Segre, Michela Murgia and Cecilia Sala.
- The investigation is in a pre-trial phase that followed formal notice on October 9 closing the preliminary probe, and the defendants have about ten days to submit written defenses or request interrogation before prosecutors may seek an indictment.
- Vagnoli publicly contested the publication of the chats, saying material kept out of official case files was extracted and disseminated by an external party, while the three women deny criminality and describe the case as a distortion of their activism.
- Reports on the chat cache describe talk of a 'call out' strategy, a stated aim of 'social and professional death' for targets, and a file labeled a 'black list,' details attributed to documents cited by Italian media.