The call comes from an unknown number. “I am a gynecologistHe says to the women who answer. Then the interlocutor proves to be aware of a whole series of intimate information. Reserved. In short, sensitive data. In the end the proposal: a video call visit. Noemi, 24, an Apulian student, was on November 1st harassed on the phone so. Via social he told the story, then launched the appeal: if it happened to you too, report it. On Instagram e Facebook with the hashtag nonseisola, the message launched by Noemi, has brought out numerous similar stories: the cases reported to the 24-year-old in these hours would be 250 throughout Italy, Mostly in Puglia. For this the Lecce prosecutor has opened an investigation.
THE WITNESS
“He presented himself with the name of Francesco Licante or Lirante and contacted me for a gynecological inflammation, which I did not know I had – said the young woman on Instagram – He said he was from the Counseling center of the hospital of” Tricase “in the province of Lecce ». Despite the curious timing – November 1 was in fact a day of celebration – the elusive doctor “knew his business in that field.” In addition, he was in possession of numerous private data, such as the date of birth, address and details of the young woman’s clinical situation. So Noemi decided to trust, even after he offered her a consultation via video call. “He asked me if I had Zoom, but then we used Hangout – he explained – He never turned on the camera.” When asked to undress on video, the young woman became suspicious: “I refused, but I sent him a photo that only a few days earlier I had shared with my doctor, to whom I had contacted for a gynecological problem”.
RESEARCH
A web search and some calls to the Tricase hospital revealed the man’s false identity. The email and contacts provided were not institutional. When the 24-year-old got back in touch with him, the scammer denied it. Eventually it disappeared. “I was naive enough to give him a chance to have fun with my body, but this guy could fool someone who is more naive than me: a minor, your sister, your mother, any other woman.”
After the complaint to the carabinieri, on social media Noemi was contacted by numerous other victims. Each told her similar dynamics. Completely overlapping stories. Some of the girls would have been able to get back the molester, but many have not yet approached the police. “Because they thought it was a joke, because they are afraid, because those who have them accused them of stupidity,” wrote the 24-year-old in a post.
Now to see clearly are investigators and investigators. An investigation is also underway into the dissemination of women’s personal data: the man may have hacked the databases of numerous hospitals and analysis laboratories. Disturbing details are emerging from the investigations of the Postal Police and the Prosecutor’s Office: the man has been acting since August and has also lured minors. Now we need to give him a real name and surname.