Not withstanding his defenses that “he only does it occasionally” and that it would have been hard to see him because he did it around dusk when there was “reduced visibility“, “Pietro L.”, a 69 y/o Sicilian man, was convicted in Catania, Sicily, Italy of Indecent Behavior after reportedly having been caught just outside of the University of Catania holding his penis and masturbating in front of female students.
Pietro L. was sentenced to serve 3 months in jail and was fined 3,420 Euros (or about $3,850.00). Although his lawyers appealed the conviction and sentence the Court of Appeal in Catania affirmed the lower court’s ruling, prompting another appeal directly to the Supreme Court of Italy.
And, lo and behold, the Italian Sups TOSSED (no pun intended) both lower courts, reversing both Pietro L.’s conviction and sentence.
The basis of the High Court’s ruling was reportedly a 2015 law which decriminalized public masturbation, prompting an opinion which allegedly states that “The act is no longer regarded as a crime by the law.” Naturally there has been backlash, including those who have accused the government that passed the new law as being “pervert sympathizers”.
Elvira Savino, an MP from the Forza Italia Party, reportedly went on record stating that: “The Renzi government [referring to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi] has never given equal opportunities much notice, but to save from the prison cells people who commit obscene acts in front of women is really unjustifiable. The government’s law is an invitation to every maniac to molest women.” Maybe. But it seems to me that…
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