Overview

• Prosecutor Gregorio Capasso formally requested nine-year prison terms plus interdiction from public office and professions for Ciro Grillo and three friends on group sexual violence charges.
• The prosecutor included the six-year investigation in the requested sentences, citing general mitigating circumstances tied to the defendants’ youth.
• Prosecutors argued that the victim, identified as Silvia, was too intoxicated to consent based on her testimony and corroborating statements from her friend Roberta.
• Key evidence comprised digital chat logs and a 35-hour cross-examination during which the victim maintained a consistent account without contradictions.
• Judges will deliver the final verdict and sentencing in September 2025, concluding one of Italy’s lengthiest sexual violence inquiries.