Sexual assault on a student, 3 former Bra footballers convicted

The three former Bra footballers accused of sexual violence against a Turin university student have all been convicted. For Fausto Perseu and Alessio Rosa the sentence is four years and two months in prison, for Christ Jesus Mawete three years and eight months. The sentence was pronounced by the magistrate Victoria Dunn, of the court of Asti, at the end of an abbreviated trial. The penalties are slightly higher than those requested by prosecutor Davide Greco.

What had happened

The disputed episode dates back to May 30 last year. The three players, at the time, played for the Cuneo Giallorossi club, which had recently won promotion to Serie C. During an evening, Perseu approached the girl in a club, who then accepted the invitation to the house. Once she arrived at the accommodation, however, the student would have been forced into a group relationship in which Rosa and Mawete would also have participated. It all ended when a friend of the girl alerted other players and threatened to call the police. The complaint arrived after the first confidences and a visit to the hospital. The Asti investigators deemed the young university girl's version credible. Rosa was also accused of revenge porn, for having sent a video of the incident, visible only once, on the "We are Champs" team group chat.