Photographer also owner of a modeling agency arrested.

Alba [ENA] The owner, under the pretext of simulating a sexual assault, began, according to the complaint of 5 girls, to touch them inappropriately. The owner of the agency, arrested and taken to prison in Turin on the defamatory charge of sexual violence, was reported by a former model, influencer and journalist from Sardinia: the latter allegedly suffered inappropriate attention from the photographer during a shooting.

After having witnessed similar scenes perpetrated against her female colleagues, she decided to begin an in-depth investigation into the conduct of the photographer and his assistant, who is also being investigated for the same crimes but is under house arrest. The investigation carried out by the model has led to the discovery of a real system of manipulation of vulnerable girls who, unaccustomed to knowing and defending themselves from similar situations, have allowed themselves to be involved and have paid the harsh consequences.

The chief prosecutor of Asti, Biagio Mazzeo, has defined the case as "the tip of the iceberg". The events are said to have occurred between April 2023 and February of this year. The man is said to have abused 5 young women attracted not only with the pretext of carrying out photo and video shoots in the Alba and Bra area, but also for the creation of an awareness campaign to fight violence against women.

This is the note released by the Carabinieri: "The results of the investigative activity lead to the belief that the cases may be more numerous addressed to victims who have not reported the violence, which is why it is considered extremely appropriate to disclose the news of the ongoing investigations and today's arrests to allow the opening of new acts of denunciation and the listening of unpublished events, this by contacting the Public Prosecutor's Office or the Carabinieri Command of Alba"

We hope that, in the presence of similar cases, for which the courage to make the reports was lacking, the people who may be interested understand the importance of immediately going to the competent authorities and explaining in detail the facts that involved them.