Naples – Rita De Crescenzo, the controversial and popular Neapolitan tiktoker with millions of followers, is back at the center of attention due to the legal case in which she is accused of criminal association aimed at drug trafficking.
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The influencer, recently the protagonist of a controversial trip to Roccaraso and a failed attempt to attend the Sanremo Festival, is under process before the ninth criminal section of the Court of NapoliThe hearing scheduled for today, Wednesday, February 19, has been postponed due to the impediment of the lawyer of one of the defendants.
De Crescenzo, who was not present in the courtroom, is accused of having procured customers for a drug dealing center in the Pallonetto district of Santa Lucia and of several episodes of drug dealing.
The charges are based on wiretaps dating back to 2015, accusations that the tiktoker has always denied. The Court of Cassation, in the past, had annulled the precautionary measure due to insufficient evidence, but the proceedings went ahead and are now in the trial phase.
He is accused of having procured clients for the well-known drug dealer Bruno Pugliese
The woman is held responsible for having procured buyers for the alleged head of the organization, namely Bruno Pugliese, but also for having acted as an intermediary for the retail sale of the narcotic substance to the respective customers. Thanks to a dense network of interceptions, the role of Rita De Crescenzo in the drug dealing plot in the alleys of Pizzofalcone: these are accusations for facts dating back to 2015 and for which she was arrested in 2017.
"These accusations do not surprise me. We will wait for the trial but unfortunately it is known that many TikTokers praised on the platforms have historical ties with crime, sometimes they are their very expression and often act as a megaphone giving greater power to the clans. We need to get to the bottom of this affair and investigate all the ties between the Camorra and deviant showbiz" - declared Borrelli.
In the meantime, De Crescenzo also appears as an injured party in another legal case: the TikToker has in fact reported alleged episodes of extortion against the cooperatives of mooring workers in Mergellina, bringing to light an alleged racketeering network.
“These are things of the past, why do you want to ruin this beautiful moment of mine?”
"These are things from my past, they are no longer part of my life. You want to dirty me now that I am living a beautiful moment. They are old things, that I have already told, they are no longer part of my life. You always have to make a mess, now that it is my moment, a beautiful moment that I am living you want to dirty me. Leave me alone, in the past we have all committed sins",
She explained today in her Tik Tok video that she has never sold, but has consumed drugs in her past (“I have used, I have never sold”).
The case continues to attract public and media attention, while De Crescenzo's popularity on social media continues to grow.
Article published on 19 February 2025 - 17:30
