Rome prosecutor investigates Italians in Epstein files, legal request sent to US
Rome's prosecutor's office has opened a case file on the Epstein Files for sexual violence and has submitted a legal request to the United States Department of Justice.
Rome asks Washington for secret documents on Epstein: investigation into Italian citizens
Rome's prosecutor's office has formally opened a case file on the Epstein Files alleging the crime of sexual violence, and has submitted a legal request to the United States Department of Justice to obtain the relevant documentation, including documents not yet made public. This is reported by ANSA Cronaca, citing what was published on the front page by la Repubblica.
The objective of the investigation is to ascertain whether Italian citizens abroad, or people who may have acted on national territory, could be involved in episodes of a sexual nature prosecutable by Rome's magistracy. The proceedings are coordinated by deputy prosecutor Maurizio Arcuri.
The case file originates from a complaint filed on 26 March by the association Differenza Donna, which requested the launching of investigations into possible transnational crimes of trafficking, sexual violence and exploitation of women, girls and minors, connected to documents already declassified by the United States Department of Justice.
According to what was argued in the complaint, those documents already reveal "recurring instances of Italian subjects, significant and non-episodic references to stays, movements and relationships in Italian locations — Capri, the Amalfi Coast, the Costa Smeralda, Milan and Rome — as well as contacts with subjects involved in circuits of economic and social importance internationally who could have played a role in the network of exploitation and rape".
Source: ANSA Cronaca