The story began in 2013 when a couple from Giffoni Valle Piana broke off their marriage and a civil judge, during their separation, ruled that the father had the right to see his children twice a week. Everything was calm until September 2013, when the first disagreements arose: the ex-husband showed up at his house, but his estranged partner wouldn't let him see his children. The mother's behavior repeated itself three days later, and he decided to turn to law enforcement: "My former partner found out I was gay. From that moment on, hell began for me: I can no longer see my children. My wife's homophobic behavior isn't right; it's revenge I can't accept." A Giffoni Valle Piana employee speaks out, refusing to give up and requesting the intervention of the Carabinieri. He filed several complaints until he reached court with four witnesses, two Carabinieri officers, and the injured party questioned by the single judge. After several years, Judge Enrichetta Cioffi issued a ruling: "The crime was not proven." The wife was innocent; she wasn't homophobic, but she had her reasons. According to the Salerno court judge, the problem lay elsewhere. Cristoforo Senatore, the defendant's lawyer, explained this to the Salerno edition of Il Mattino: "My client protected her children, defended their growth and education. Her choice was not motivated by homophobia; the ex-husband's accusations are untrue. We demonstrated in court that in her ex-husband's new home and new life, constant arguments erupted with his partner. Homosexuality had nothing to do with it. In that violent climate, the two children could not grow up peacefully. The judge understood the true intentions of the children's mother and issued an acquittal." The reasons for the ruling will be published in ninety days. The ex-husband, with his trusted lawyer, is then expected to appeal to the Court of Appeal, but without the magistrate's reasons, it is currently difficult to establish a legal strategy.
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