Overview
- Trapani prosecutors requested 10-year prison sentences for Antonino Pizzolato and co-defendants Davide Lupo, Claudio Tutino and Stefano Mongiovì on charges of aggravated group sexual violence.
- Prosecutors allege the four met a Finnish tourist in July 2022, went to a residence after drinking and engaged in sex against her will.
- Prosecutor Giulia Sbocchia said no evidence emerged during the trial to prove the existence of consent.
- The woman testified she nodded off on a sofa, awoke with multiple men on her and one filming, then left the residence in tears.
- The defense maintains the woman consented, the civil party supports the prosecution’s request, and the court will hear defense pleas in January.