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July 14, 2023

Self-Groping Videos Go Viral in Italy After High School Staffer Cleared of Assaulting Student
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In Italy, outrage is mounting after a judge cleared a school employee of
groping a 17-year-old student, arguing the assault didn't constitute a
crime because it lasted less than 10 seconds. The student from a Rome
high school reported the 66-year-old employee after the incident last
year. He admitted to touching the student without consent, but claimed
it was a "joke." Social media users have responded by posting videos in
which they grope themselves for 10 seconds, accompanied by hashtags
which translate to #10seconds and #briefgroping.


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