A 30 year old man Maddaloni he was arrested by the State Police and placed under house arrest on charges of having lured a minor on social media and having had sexual relations with him.
The order was issued by the investigating judge of the Santa Maria Capua Vetere court, following an investigation launched after the complaint of the thirteen-year-old, victim of the abuse.
The complaint and the investigation
It all started in January, when the boy contacted Telefono Azzurro to tell them he had been harassed by an adult he met online. Suggested by the association's experts, the young man confided in his mother about the incident, and then decided to file a complaint with the police station.
The investigations, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Santa Maria Capua Vetere and conducted by the Mobile Squad agents, confirmed the reconstruction of the minor. The investigation revealed that the 30-year-old had presented himself as a peer during the chats, pretending to be a teenager.
The meeting and the abuses
The two would then meet near the Caserta station, where the boy realized the deception: the man arrived by car, revealing his true age, and invited him to get in. At that point, he would have started with sexual approaches and then abused him.
Despite the trauma he suffered, the thirteen-year-old found the courage to report, allowing the identification and arrest of the alleged abuser. The episode puts the spotlight back on the risks of online grooming and the importance of prevention and vigilance in digital interactions of minors
Article published on March 28, 2025 - 19pm
This story is very worrying and makes us reflect on how important it is to control what our children do on social media. Education is essential to prevent such serious and painful situations like this.