Overview
- Rome prosecutors ordered targeted searches on January 10 executed by the Postal and Cybersecurity Police with units in Bari and Lecce.
- Investigators identified a 52-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man under investigation for unlawful dissemination of sexually explicit images.
- The account used to administer the group was traced to a 70-year-old man from Lecce who died on March 30, 2025, yet the profile reportedly remained in use.
- Officers seized computers and phones for forensic analysis to determine who activated and managed the group.
- Facebook had already shut the thousands-strong group after August reports to the Postal Police, and the platform has cooperated with investigators.