Young people in Italy are expressing outrage on social media, after a judge cleared a school caretaker of groping a teenager, because it did not last long enough. MsReads via BBCWorld
White Lotus actor Paolo Camilli was among those expressing their anger that "a brief grope, if it's under 10 seconds, isn't considered a crime"Does it count as sexual harassment if an assault lasts less than 10 seconds?
The videos are often uncomfortable to watch but they have the aim of showing just how long 10 seconds can feel. Another influencer, Francesco Cicconetti wrote on TikTok: "Who decides that 10 seconds is not a long time? Who times the seconds, while you're being harassed?"He goes on to say that the judges' decision to acquit the caretaker shows just how normalised sexual harassment is in Italian society.
"The judges ruled that he was joking? Well, it was no joke to me," the student told Corriere della Sera newspaper.
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