Overview

• The tribunal acquitted 11 of 14 defendants accused of orchestrating an illicit foster-care network and convicted only three with suspended terms.
• Prosecutors had sought a combined 70 years in prison but the court imposed two years for Federica Anghinolfi, one year and eight months for Francesco Monopoli and five months for Flaviana Murru.
• The proceedings centered on claims that social workers and psychotherapists in Val d’Enza fabricated child-abuse allegations to profit from foster placements.
• Psychotherapists Nadia Bolognini and Claudio Foti were among the high-profile figures fully cleared of wrongdoing.
• The verdict has reignited debate over oversight and political influence in Italy’s child protection system.