Huge sex scandal in Italy: tens of thousands of men posted intimate pictures with wives on a secret Facebook group
A huge scandal broke out in Italy after discovering the existence of a Facebook group, entitled “Mia Moglie” (“My wife”), where tens of thousands of men posted intimate photos with their wives, without knowing them.
Tens of thousands of men posted intimate pictures with their photo wives: Shutterstock
The Facebook group was created in 2019 and had reached over 32,000 users. There were distributed hundreds of intimate photos, accompanied by sexist comments, sexually and sometimes even violent.
“I received an incredibly large number of complaints, which has not happened before ”said Barbara Strappato, deputy director of the Postal Police, the institution responsible for applying the law in the digital environment. According to the authorities, over 2,800 complaints were filed, some even by alleged victims.
Investigators have pointed out that the group has been operating for six years, despite the strict meta policies on explicit sexual content. The situation raises question marks on the ability of the company to apply the rules on its platforms.
Meta intervention and public pressure
Meta confirmed on Thursday the closure of the group for violation of policies on sexual exploitation of adults. “We do not allow content that threatens or promotes sexual violence, sexual aggression or sexual exploitation on our platforms“, The company said, according to News.ro.
The decision came after feminist influence Carolina Capria has publicly denounced the group in an Instagram post, which became quickly viral. “Men who post images with the bodies of their partners without their consent are a virtual group rape“, Capria told the Financial Times.
The scandal reminds of “The case of Pelicot” From France, where a woman was abused for years by her husband and his friends, recruited online, while seating.
Political indignation and accusations of patriarchal culture
The case also arrived in the Italian Parliament, where the Femicide Commission has officially asked to intervene.
Roberta Mori, deputy from the Democratic Party, said: “This is not an isolated incident, but another example of structural digital violence, rooted in the same patriarchal culture of domination ”.
And the activist Bianca Bellucci reacted harshly: “This case is the manifestation of a patriarchal society that treats women as objects of possession and exchange ”.
Possible serious legal consequences
Law specialists warn that group members may face severe punishments. Lawyer Marisa Marraffino explained that the distribution of intimate photos without consent can attract punishments of up to six years in prison.
The offenses concerned include the illegal distribution of intimate images, also known as “Pornography of revenge”, Violation of private life, aggravated slander and even child pornography.
According to the Italian legislation, the victims have six months to file a complaint, which could trigger “a large process involving thousands of families“Marraffino warned.
