He had invented a real military organization Ivan Rosina20 years of Torinoand used his position of power to leverage kids much younger than him, only 13-14 years old, who were willing to do anything to feel grown up.
7 years in prison for the fake FBI agent
The psychological pressure on the minors involved was so heavy that the investigating judge in the order with which he ordered their custody in prison wrote:
“he managed to psychologically overwhelm others to the point of causing their social isolation, which is essential for acting with impunity”
Yesterday, July 1, 2024, the young man was Sentenced to 7 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault, extortion, usurpation of public functions and possession of counterfeit badges in the summary trial.
Not only: will have to pay 40 thousand euros in provisional compensation to each of the three victims constituted civil party plus 10 thousand euros to each family.
The investigations
The facts date back to 2023 and lasted for months, months in which Rosina acted undisturbed until the misstep: involving a adult boy in its network. This “new entry” collects the Confidences of one of the kids of the organization by lifting the veil on an extremely serious situation: the boy, just like the others, is abused almost daily under the worst pretexts including career advancements and disciplinary sanctions.
At this point the police are immediately notified and proceed to search the young man’s house where they are Badges, flashing lights, airsoft guns, radios and handcuffs were found.
All tools that Ivan Rosina used for his act by dragging his recruits, simple teenagers lured on the web, around the city to carry out fake inspections and searches.
Night shifts and tests of courage
The lives of the little more than children who followed Rosina’s training program were marked not only by night shifts, but also by training in abandoned factories where the kids practiced shooting and even holidays were not a “game”: one day of rest a week and if a student was absent he had to pay the head.
If not satisfied, due to non-payment or a performance deemed insufficient, corporal punishment was applied which consisted of: sexual violence proposed to children as “tests of courage”.
The climate of terror was amplified by the continuous threats extended also to the families of the victims.
