The investigating judge of the Prato court has ordered the immediate trial of a 60-year-old man , the alleged perpetrator of sexual violence against a young employee, after administering the so-called date rape drug to her in soup.
The events date back to December 15, 2025. The woman reported the 60-year-old, already known to the police, who was placed in pre-trial detention in prison and is still being held.
That day, after having invited the victim to stay a few more hours at her workplace, the prosecutor explained, the 60-year-old offered her a soup containing benzodiazepines, which rendered the girl unconscious .
Then came the rape, as documented by surveillance video from the workplace where the assault occurred. Upon waking up, the 24-year-old, not understanding what had happened, went to the hospital and reported the incident.
However, the medical tests did not reveal any after-effects of a sexual assault but, it is explained, the investigations, conducted by the Carabinieri, allowed them to verify the victim's statements and reconstruct the facts .
