They allegedly used their 14-year-old daughter as a "bargaining chip" with a family friend with whom the girl was forced to live together and have sex in exchange for food and money.
The dramatic story emerged from the investigations of the Catania Public Prosecutor's Office, the carabinieri arrested the minor's parents and the man, who was her confirmation godfather.
Against the three suspects, who live in the province, the military of the Etnean provincial command carried out a precautionary custody order in prison which assumes the aggravated crimes of concurrence in reduction into slavery, sexual acts with minors, sexual violence, kidnapping, transfer of narcotic substances, illegal possession and carrying of clandestine weapons, receiving stolen goods and threats to public officials.
The story has in fact emerged from an investigation by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate which, while dealing with other things, shed light on the "despicable conduct of the two parents towards their daughter", highlighting "a very degraded family context in which the father and mother of the victim, by reason of the situation of severe economic poverty and demonstrating an absolute parental incapacity, would have exercised with respect to the daughter powers corresponding to the right of property, inducing her with violence and threats to entertain a relationship, including sexual, with the his confirmation godfather, to get food and money ”.
The two also allegedly scolded and beat his daughter so that she would "behave well" with the man.
(Unioneonline / L)
