Philip Imundi Ciro Grillo made a surprise public appearance after being sentenced to eight years in prison as the main defendant for raping a foreign-born girl while on vacation in Sardinia, along with other friends, at his father's villa. Since the court's decision, this is the first time he has addressed the case and shared his version of events.
Ciro Grillo's serious accusation against Giulia Bongiorno on TV
Grillo Jr. shows up at the studios of the local broadcaster Telenord where he is interviewed by the director and at a certain point tries to reconstruct the story from the beginning and quotes Giulia Bongiorno , a famous lawyer and at the time a member of the party founded by his father Beppe.
In particular, Ciro Grillo believes in a causal link between the fact that the M5S received a heavy political shock , after its merger with the League, following Bongiorno's departure from the party and Bongiorno's subsequent stance towards the victim of violence.
In fact, he explains, as reported by Open.it , that from that moment on he was subjected to an unprecedented media siege – immediately after the statement, the network director pointed out to him that the accusation he was making was serious – he knowingly continued, explaining that Bongiorno is also president of the Senate Justice Committee where the bill at issue in his case is being examined.
He closes with a clear message: “ I'm competing against someone who can change the rules of the game while I'm competing. That's not fair .”
Ciro Grillo admits moral responsibility on TV but professes his innocence
As the interview continues, we get to the crux of the matter: the station's director asks Grillo whether he and his friends actually raped the girl.
His answer is clear—" the relationship was consensual "—and he effectively reaffirms his innocence by admitting he didn't rape the girl. On one issue, however, he is firm, and that is the moral responsibility for the rape.
“ I am ashamed of the video we filmed and of the treatment I gave the girl the day after that night. I was reprehensible .” He then generalizes about the situation young people are experiencing, as reported by Il Corriere della Sera : “Young people today are in crisis.”