Overview
- The court’s third section confirmed the first‑instance ruling from Viterbo, leaving the prison term unchanged at nine years and ten months.
- Prosecutors said Manuali administered narcotic or psychoactive substances to three women before forcing sex.
- Police seized a sedative‑hypnotic medication and his smartphone in 2023, with phone data helping reconstruct at least two of the attacks.
- Investigators say he lured victims through multiple social profiles, exploiting a claimed resemblance to actor Keanu Reeves.
- Case files describe covert recordings of two victims and the sharing of videos in private chats, while Manuali continues to claim the encounters were consensual.