A cell phone pointed at a bar's bathroom seemed rather unusual. But when a green light flashed on the screen, it became unsettling for a customer. Thus, a young woman from Bolotana filed a complaint after realizing two years ago that she was being secretly filmed in the bar of her fellow townsman Omar Cossu, 36. The bartender is on trial for wiretapping (or unlawful interference in private life, governed by Article 615-bis of the Criminal Code).
Before Judge Paola Bussu, the first witnesses were heard in a case that emerged in January 2024. Answering questions from prosecutor Daniela Muntoni, the young woman recalled what happened when she entered the women's restroom in one of the town's bars. She reported noticing the black screen on her phone, then seeing a small green dot, at which point she picked up her phone and realized a recording app was active. She ran out of the place and shortly thereafter told her brother everything, who testified in court.
The boy said he went to the bar, after his sister's story, to get clarification from Cossu (defended by lawyer Gianfranco Siuni, represented in court by Claudia Piroddu). He asked to see his phone; initially hesitant, he then gave it to him, and at that point the boy found the "Discret" app that recorded videos.
Then the report to the police.
A former employee of the bar also reported seeing a cell phone on the floor near the toilet in both the customer and staff bathrooms, as well as a computer open on a chair.
The trial was adjourned until February 26 to hear further witnesses.
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