A police officer from the
central city of Chieti, identified only as "B," was placed on
house arrest Friday following an investigation into allegations
that he withheld a stay permit for a South American woman and
demanded sexual favors with the promise of issuing the delayed
permit, police said.
The investigation into the events that allegedly took place
from March to September 2013 began four months ago, and was
opened after the woman, 40, said she was forced to perform
sexual acts with the police officer, who worked in the office
that issues stay permits for foreigners.
Police said the man purposely delayed issuing the permit in
order to demand sex acts from the woman, and they are now
investigating whether there are other similar cases involving
the arrested man, who is 54 years old.
Attorneys for B., Luca Scaricaciottoli and Giacomo
Nicolucci, said: "It's all hype, the accusations are completely
unfounded".
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