Roma: Barista Abusa di Donna, Arrestato

She only asked for a glass of water to recover from a slight drop in pressure. A malaise that had hit her on the sidewalk of Viale Eritrea, in the African district, one of the shopping streets not far from the center of the capital. But she could not imagine that the young man behind the counter of the bar “Il Caffè, il Gelato, il Ristoro”, one of the most well-known in the area, would turn into her nightmare. At seven in the evening, with so many people passing outside and customers sitting at the outdoor tables. For over an hour, a 48-year-old housewife remained at the mercy of the bartender, Matteo Bartoletti, 28, who raped her in the basement of the bar after beating her and also blindfolding her.

A Clockwork Orange

A story from Clockwork Orange, with the victim then managing to break free and escape onto the street. She had scratches on her arms and face. She was in shock. But also determined to report her attacker, who, in fact, was arrested a few moments later by the Carabinieri for sexual violence and kidnapping. The reconstruction provided by the 48-year-old found confirmation in the inspection carried out by the soldiers of the Parioli company and the Investigative Unit of Via In Selci. The two had never seen each other before and Bartoletti, as emerged from the investigations of the Carabinieri, has no criminal record. The housewife was returning home late last Thursday afternoon when she felt unwell.

No Help

Before taking the bus, she thus preferred to enter the bar to recover. The 28-year-old would have welcomed her, inviting her to follow him to the basement, where there is a sort of cellar, in order to assist her, but something in his behavior did not convince the customer who at that point tried to go back. But she was faced with the reaction of the bartender who grabbed her by the arm and forced her to go down to the basement. He also beat her and then, always according to the victim, covered her eyes to prevent her from seeing where she was being taken. And then he abused her. No one would have noticed anything. No one in the bar was worried about the fact that the woman accompanied to the lower floor had not returned. She took care of it herself, pushing away the aggressor, tearing off the blindfold and going up the stairs, rushing onto the street, where she screamed so much that she was rescued by those who were there. Shocked, the 48-year-old initially refused medical treatment, but may have gone to the hospital later.

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