Overview
- A 55-year-old woman was found guilty in Prato of revenge porn, defamation, stalking and identity substitution and received a two-year, four-month sentence.
- Her nearly 30-year-old son, who helped create fake accounts, was convicted for part of the offenses and sentenced to one year and eight months.
- Prosecutors said she used fabricated social-media profiles to lure a Prato man into erotic exchanges and then shared the material with his partner, relatives, friends and colleagues, including by registered mail to the partner’s workplace.
- Investigators detailed an escalation from online deception to in-person surveillance, with the woman and her son following and photographing the couple, including at hotels in Florence.
- The defendant portrayed herself as a defender of women who chose targets at random, while prior reports of similar conduct remain unclarified pending the court’s written motivations.