https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian MPs unanimously approved a new law on Tuesday criminalizing the unsolicited sharing of compromising erotic pictures or video, known as "revenge porn". https://www.thelocal.it/20190403/italy-makes-revenge-porn-a-crime Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:19:10 +0200 italy-makes-revenge-porn-a-crime Italy's interior minister called for rape to be punishable by chemical castration after an American teenager said she was gang-raped by three men in Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20190327/italy-sicily-catania-gang-rape-american-au-pair Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:29:27 +0100 italy-sicily-catania-gang-rape-american-au-pair Italian actress Asia Argento, who became a leading figure in the #MeToo movement after accusing powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, admitted she had sex with young actor Jimmy Bennett, who claimed she sexually assaulted him as a teenager. https://www.thelocal.it/20181001/asia-argento-admits-that-she-had-sex-with-jimmy-bennett Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:21:03 +0200 asia-argento-admits-that-she-had-sex-with-jimmy-bennett A ruling from Italy's top court in a sexual violence case has prompted debate across the country about consent and how the courts and media deal with cases of sexual assault. https://www.thelocal.it/20180718/a-controversial-verdict-in-a-rape-case-has-got-italy-talking-about-consent-and-alcohol Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:50:55 +0200 a-controversial-verdict-in-a-rape-case-has-got-italy-talking-about-consent-and-alcohol Three men have been arrested in Turin for raping an underage girl under the pretext of carrying out sacred rites, local police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170314/three-arrested-in-northern-italy-for-gang-rape-under-guise-of-faith-healing Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:12:45 +0100 three-arrested-in-northern-italy-for-gang-rape-under-guise-of-faith-healing A Sicilian who masturbated in front of female students has had his conviction overturned by Italy's highest court, on the basis that unless minors are present, 'public auto-eroticism' is not a criminal act. https://www.thelocal.it/20160909/public-masturbation-crime-italy-top-court Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:43:17 +0200 public-masturbation-crime-italy-top-court A man has been arrested for attempted rape in Rome after apparently mistaking a waitress for a prostitute. https://www.thelocal.it/20150603/man-mistakes-waitress-for-prostitute-in-rome Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:33:23 +0200 man-mistakes-waitress-for-prostitute-in-rome A man posing as a gynecologist lured patients over Skype for his own sexual gratification, Italian media reported on Thursday. The alleged voyeur was arrested after a 16-year-old girl reported an incident to the police. https://www.thelocal.it/20140221/fake-gynecologist-lured-women-over-skype Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:45:00 +0100 fake-gynecologist-lured-women-over-skype A 55-year-old man in Salerno, along with two of his friends, are alleged to have sexually assaulted his three sons over a number of years, with the attacks being filmed and sold online, according to Italian press reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20130618/man-arrested-for-sex-attacks-on-his-three-sons Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:24:00 +0200 man-arrested-for-sex-attacks-on-his-three-sons