Pedophile’s conviction overturned, 11 year old ‘in love’

Italy’s highest court overturned the conviction of a 60-year-old man for having sex with an 11-year-old girl, because the verdict failed to take into account their “amorous relationship.” Pietro Lamberti, a social services worker, was convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison for sexual acts with a minor. The verdict was later upheld by an appeals court. But Italy’s supreme court ruled that the verdict did not sufficiently consider “the ‘consensus’, the absence of physical force and the girl’s feelings of love.” Lamberti was caught naked in bed with the girl whose family trusted the social worker. The news sparked heated reactions on social media against the Italian justice system.

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