The clearing between via Tezzano and via VI Aprile – in the area of the central station near the Parish church “Sacramento rediscovered” – becomes a place of prostitution every evening from 8.30 pm onwards. This is what a reader reported to CataniaToday. “We have been dealing with this absurd situation for about 20 years now, but for two years it has become more serious and unsustainable. Despite the fact that there are video surveillance cameras in the church and the municipal ones present in via VI Aprile, every evening the open space is the scene of attacks and thefts inside parked cars”. In fact, numerous residents have suffered thefts in addition to the damage of broken glass on their cars.
“The biggest problem is the presence of a transman of Bulgarian nationality, about 1.80 cm tall, thin, with dark eyes and black hair, already known to the police for the continuous requests for help on 113 from citizens and for the complaints presented. The criminal has continued to act undisturbed for about 2 years, he hooks up his victims after they have parked and with the excuse of some information, even entering the car or outside the car, puts his hands on them asking for money or forcefully offering sexual performances – the reader reports – If he fails to steal the phone or wallet, he spits in the face and threatens with a knife or throws huge stones at the victim’s cars, the same stone breaks the glass and then enters the unattended car , stone kept on the sidewalk next to the church”.
“He doesn’t make any kind of problem if there are passers-by, women or families with children, he still offers his sexual service, between parked cars, or he lowers his trousers even just out of pure spirit of harassment – continues the exasperated resident – Even the prostitutes present declare that they have seen the trans commit such crimes. The area is now an open-air latrine for the prostitutes and the trans, who defecate, urinate even in front of passers-by and leave used condoms in the street, because no one intervenes definitively anyway. We have collected the testimony of residents, entrepreneurs, tourists and the parish priest of the church. I would like to point out that for a few years now, a wonderful structure has been created in Via Tezzano which acts as a theatre, a structure for art. dance and music, which brings splendor with art to this area threatened by these people who have no dignity and respect. We trust in your media impact, with esteem and admiration.”
