They were convicted of rape, but a judge released them because the victim "was ugly and masculine" – 03/12/2019

Too masculine, ugly and unattractive to be violated: with these arguments, an Italian court acquitted on appeal of two young men sentenced to first degree for raping a Peruvian girl, a case that provoked outrage in the country.

The Italian Ministry of Justice announced Monday that it would consider the sentence of the Court of Appeal of Ancona (center) which canceled the sentence of 5 and 3 years in prison that had already been pronounced against the two accused . drugged and raped a 22 year old girl.

The facts date back to 2015 and the victim and the two accused are Peruvian nationals.

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The court of first instance sentenced the two accused, one of them as an accomplice, but in 2017, the court of appeals of Ancona, composed of three judges, he acquitted them by endorsing the arguments of the alleged aggressors.

That is, the girl had a very masculine appearance, was ugly and did not like her at all, to the point that the alleged perpetrator of the violation had registered on his phone with the name "Viking".

The controversial sentence was quashed on Monday in cbadation and the appeal process is to be held again in the city of Perugia.

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The case caused the indignation of feminist collectives, who organized a demonstration in front of 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 criticize the language used in the motivations of the sentence who acquitted the convict.

"These words constitute 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 may constitute another 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".

Source: EFE

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