Whipped, threatened with death and subjected to all kinds of violence. But that’s not all: A 13yearold girl was forced by her Romanian parents to prostitute herself regularly for small sums of money. The younger siblings aged one and two years were also victims of the violence. The investigations conducted by the Vercelli public prosecutor’s office since last April have now resulted in five precautionary measures: two prison sentences, two house arrests and one compulsory stay, against as many people held responsible for serious sexual violence, exploitation and child abuse in the family.
Body of a woman found in the buttocks, the Carabinieri distributed photos of the clothes to identify the victim
The investigation was launched by the Vercelli mobile unit against a Roma family living in the city center because the parents were suspected of turning their daughter into prostitution. Already in the early stages of the investigation, a situation of extreme humiliation had emerged, in which the girl and her siblings were completely subjected to the will of their parents, physically abused, whipped and threatened with things like “I’ll kill you, I’ll burn your eyes”. Off For this reason, the three minors were taken into protective custody and the parents, a 39yearold and a 40yearold, both of Romanian origin, were arrested for serious abuse in the family.Further investigations revealed that the girl was not only constantly abused , but was also regularly “offered by her parents’ trusted customers, often elderly Vercelli, in exchange for small sums of money, between 20 and 50 euros, or other benefits, including small doses of medicines.Precautionary measures were taken for three of them, two house arrests and one mandatory to stay , while the girl’s parents are presiding by a new one court order for exploitation of child prostitution were imprisoned.
Last updated: Wednesday 13 April 2022 2:01 p.m
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