An alleged sexual assault was discussed yesterday in court in Sassari in a summary trial. The crime charged to the employee of a hospitality facility in Stintino allegedly occurred last year against a 23-year-old non-Sardinian woman .

The 54-year-old from Sassari allegedly groped the buttocks of the young woman who was there for a professional experience . In front of the preliminary hearing judge Gian Paolo Piana, the deputy prosecutor Angelo Beccu requested a sentence of one year and six months , but did not consider the aggravating circumstance contested in the last hearing to exist because the accommodation facility could not be included, in his opinion, in the concept of an educational or training institute.

Attorney Giuseppe Melis, the defendant's defense attorney, who had filed a request for a summary trial conditional on the presentation of documentation, dwelt during the discussion on the reasons why his client should be considered innocent and therefore asked for his acquittal or, in the event of a conviction, the minimum sentence with the benefits of the law .

As for the civil party, represented by the lawyer Paola Dessì, 100 thousand euros of compensation or a provisional sum of 30 thousand euros were requested . The replies will be held in February.

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