They had fled in the night to escape the violence, seeking refuge with acquaintances outside the region. Last night a 38-year-old Ukrainian man was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting his ex-wife and abusing his teenage daughter.
Pre-trial detention was ordered by Rimini preliminary investigations judge Raffaella Ceccarelli, at the request of deputy prosecutor Luca Bertuzzi.
According to the mother and daughter’s complaint, the violence is said to have begun years ago in Ukraine, worsening after the family moved to the Rimini area in early spring. On New Year’s Day, while still in their home country, the girl had called the police because her father was beating her mother.
The two fled at the end of September. Even after leaving, the intimidation allegedly continued: “If I find out where you are, I’ll kill you,” the man reportedly wrote to his ex-wife. Along with the death threats, he is said to have threatened to take the daughter away and get the mother fired from her job.
The woman also reported sexual violence by her ex-husband, which allegedly occurred when he came home drunk.
