Immediate trial ordered for adult teens in Caivano rape case

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 20 - A preliminary investigations judge in Naples on Tuesday upheld a prosecution request and ordered two adult teens involved in the gang rape of two cousins aged 10 and 12 in Caivano last July to be sent straight to trial in a so-called 'immediate' procedure that skips the preliminary hearing stage.
    Pasquale Mosca and Giuseppe Varriale, both 19, will appear for trial on April 2 on charges of aggravated rape and producing child porn by filming the attack and then using the video to threaten the victims.
    Both defendants are currently under house arrest in northern Italy.
    Earlier on Tuesday a preliminary investigations judge at Naples juvenile court ordered an immediate trial for seven minors implicated in the case that shocked the nation and prompted the government of Premier Giorgia Meloni to introduce new measures clamping down on juvenile crime.
    Their trial has been set for March 28. (ANSA).