A Turin prison warder who was
subjected to a psychiatric test to see if he was gay has been
awarded 10,000 euros in damages, payable by the Italian justice
ministry, after the regional administrative court (TAR) of
Piedmont found in his favour Wednesday.
The man was given the test to see if his alleged homosexuality
might determine a personality disorder and unduly affect his
ability to do his job.
he was falsely alleged to be gay by two inmates.
The TAR found that he had suffered "moral damage".
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