The trial on the Grillo case resumes, the doubt about the videos of that night

The trial on the Grillo case resumes in Tempio , before the judges (College chaired by Marco Contu) the cross-examination of the alleged victim of group sexual violence, accused of Ciro Grillo and his friends Edoardo Capitta, Vittorio Lauria and Francesco Corsiglia, is expected.

The problem of the traumatizing exposure of the girl to the direct verification, in the courtroom, of the content of the videos documenting what happened on the night between 16 and 17 July 2019 in Porto Cervo will arise . On 7 November last year, the defense of the four boys had confirmed their willingness to acquire the minutes of the statements already made by the student during the investigation phase. In this way, examination, cross-examination and viewing of the videos by the victim would have been avoided.

The Tempio Prosecutor's Office and the civil party's lawyers responded that deposition in the courtroom is necessary. It promises to be an extremely difficult day for the alleged victim. During the investigations, no evidentiary hearing was requested, with the girl's protected deposition, which would have allowed her statements to enter directly into the trial. Watching the videos in the courtroom, in the presence of the victim, is not at all a given.