Multiple news sources are reporting that Italian police have identified 18 suspects in the sexual assaults that took place in Milan on New Year's Eve. Fifteen of the suspects are (young) adults and three are minors. According to Il Giornale (translation pending), all are either foreigners or Italian citizens of North African extraction. It is not immediately clear how many are actually in custody.
*Update: Here is our translation of the above article from Il Giornale. Note that the article uses the word "perquisiti" (searches) rather than arrests. As stated, It is not entirely clear how many are actually in custody. It appears that the Italian press can only report that 18 young men have been identified and that their residences are being searched. More details should follow in the next day or so.
Molestations at Duomo, 18 young men searched: Here is who they are
11 January 2022-09:29
All are 15-21 years of age. They are both foreigners and Italians of North African origin.
Valentina Dardari
Following the investigations of the Public Prosecutor of Milan, who is searching for the perpetrators of the sexual attacks committed on New Year's Eve in Milan's Duomo Square against at least 9 victims, the State Police have announced that searches pertaining to 18 boys are in progress.
Also, 3 minors among those searched
Specifically, there are 15 adults and 3 minors, aged 15-21 years of age, held responsible for the (attacks) on the night of December 31 for various reasons. The searches, in progress between Milan and Turin, involve boys who are both foreigners and Italians of North African origins. At the moment, however, for various reasons, only 12 of the 18 boys being searched are being investigated for group sexual violence, robbery, and aggravated injuries.
The investigation, still in progress, for the time being, has ascertained three different episodes of violence committed that tragic New Year's Eve against 9 girls present in the principal square of the capital of Lombardy to celebrate the arrival of the new year. The searches are being carried out by the National Police, coordinated by the National Prosecutor of Milan, as well as the National Prosecutor for Juvenile Court in Milan, and also includes the participation of police officers from the Milan Section of Judicial Police, the Mobil Squad of the Turin police hqs, and the Crime Prevention Departments of Lombardy and Piedmont.
Foreigners and North African Italians
The investigations of the investigators, which are based on viewing the images from the surveillance systems and the statements of passersby and the victims, as well as analysis of videos posted on social media, have led to the identification of 18 alleged members of the herd of boys who sexually molested 9 young women. As previously stated, only 12 of the boys are being investigated for now. For purposes of the investigation, the work of experts from the Scientific Police from the Lombardy Regional Cabinet, who used specialized personnel and particular software for facial recognition, is very important.
For days, the victims have told what occurred on that nightmare night. In the last testimony of yesterday evening, one of the two students molested in Milan, guest of "4th Republic (Show)", told what she felt in those moments, surrounded and stripped by the herd, along with her friend. The girl told of falling to the ground, pushed by the crowd, and of feeling at least 30, or maybe 50 men touching her body and breast with their hands, after which, her bra was torn off. Fortunately, the girl, due to the cold, had thought of wearing a pair of shorts under her skirt.
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