The aberrant acquittal of two accused of sexual abuse: "Too masculine, ugly and unattractive to be raped"

"Too masculine, ugly and unattractive to be violated": with these arguments, an Italian court acquitted to appeal to two young people sentenced at first instance by rape a girl. And then, as if the controversial failure was missing from an auction, they wrote: "As seems the picture in the test file" The case has caused outrage in the country European.

The Italian Ministry of Justice announced on Tuesday that it would consider the decision of the Ancona Court of Appeal (center) which annulled the sentence pbaded against him. 5 and 3 years in prison which had been previously released for both accused of having drugged and violated to a 22 year old girl.

The facts date back to 2015 and the victim and the two accused are Peruvian nationals. According to the newspaper La Repubblica, the victim stayed with the two accused, whom he knew, for a drink after attending the night. It was then that one of the boys raped while the other was "bell".

Medical Reports Endorse Girl's Version During Certification compatible injuries with rape and high levels of sedatives in his blood.

The trial court sentenced the two accused, one of them as an accomplice, but in 2017, the Ancona appeals court, composed of three judges, acquitted them in endorsing the arguments of alleged perpetrators of violence. During the hearing, they felt that the girl had a very masculine appearance, was ugly and that they did not like it at all, to the point that the alleged perpetrator of the violation he had recorded it on his phone with the name "Viking".

The controversial sentence was annulled in cbadation and the appeal process must be organized again in the city of Perugia.

Events in Ancona

The case provoked outrage from feminist organizations who protested outside the seat of the Court of Appeal.

"Tremble, shake, witches are back," shouted protesters, who carried placards with messages such as "shame, indignation, the judiciary needs training".

The event was organized by the feminist network Rebels Network and other human rights organizations, which they criticized the language used in the motivations of the sentence that acquitted the convict.

"These words are a new affront to the victim. They have nothing to do with finding the truth, "said Luisa Rizzitelli of Rebels Network.

For the Attorney General of Ancona, Sergio Sottani, who challenged the sentence, it must be avoided that "the words used can constitute an additional form of violence against women"

And he rejected the fact that "the lack of badual attraction of the alleged rapist by the victim could represent an element of support for the lack of responsibility".