Acquitted because the fact does not exist . A 32-year-old man and his 59-year-old mother , both from Alghero, were acquitted of the charge of soliciting prostitution against the 32-year-old's ex-girlfriend, who was 16 at the time of the events, in 2011 .
The panel of judges, chaired by Monia Adami, rejected the requests for a sentence of five years and a fine of 14 thousand euros for him, and a seven and a half years and a fine of 21 thousand euros for the woman , formulated by prosecutor Maria Paola Asara, thus pronouncing a sentence of acquittal .
The reasons will be published within thirty days.
According to the prosecution, the two defendants , defended by lawyers Davide Manca and Franco Villa, had favored and encouraged the then sixteen year old to give herself to other men, wealthy and older than her, to satisfy the sexual fantasies of mother and son - at the time she had 19 years - in exchange for money .
On some occasions the girl would also have been paid for her services with telephone top-ups. A thesis rejected by the defense whose arguments eventually convinced the judges.
"The many doubts of this affair - the lawyer Villa, defender of the man, said in his speech - do not allow a sentence to be issued beyond any reasonable doubt".
"The processes of induction into prostitution are quite different - the woman's lawyer, Davide Manca clarified - and I hope that being a mother and dating your son's girlfriend can never be considered a crime ".
(Unioneonline/vl)