The judge’s “harassment decision” raised the country

Italians rose up on social media… In Italy, which has a population of 59 million, the agenda was to overturn a judge’s decision on the man who sexually abused a 17-year-old teenager.

The event took place in April 2022. Antonio Avola, 66, who works at a secondary school, chased a 17-year-old girl, pulling down her shorts and touching her hips. Although Avola later said, “Honey, you know she was just kidding,” the young student immediately went to the police and filed a complaint.

Many social media users reacted to the decision.

While the prosecutor demanded a four-year prison sentence for the incident in Rome, it was emphasized that Avola had sexually assaulted her. But this week, the judge ruled that Avola was innocent. “Since the incident lasted less than 10 seconds, it does not constitute a crime,” the judge said.

Protesters reacted strongly to the 10 Second decision.

Following the judge’s decision, the Italian people protested, starting a new trend on social media. Women and men participating in the protest posted “self-harassing” images. In the videos, which show a 10-second screen on the screen, men and women are seen rubbing their breasts. The duration of 10 seconds was noted in the videos shared with the expressions “10secondi” (10 seconds) and “palpata breve” (brief harassment).

Paolo Camilli, a number of Italian social media phenomenons and the star of the TV series White Lotus, also joined the protest. The young student, whose name has not been released, said: “The judge decided that the attacker was joking. It was not a joke to me. He attacked me from behind and slipped his hand into my underwear. He grabbed me by the hip. He then he touched my genitals. An old man should not joke with a young man like that, ”he lamented.