They were forced to prostitute themselves for twenty hours a day and to receive up to 30 clients in an apartment in Ponte San Pietro. The Carabinieri of Bergamo arrested a 67-year-old Italian man and a 46-year-old woman for exploitation of prostitution and seized the building used as a brothel. An activity coordinated by the woman of Chinese origin. Following the accounts of some witnesses and the residents, the prostitution ring was discovered. The Chinese director of the business had rented, illegally, the building from a 67-year-old Italian man, who later turned out to be an accomplice to the illegal activity as he was aware of what was happening inside and received a rent fee well above market prices. The woman, in particular, was responsible for recruiting, through social platforms, girls of Chinese origin, available to come to the municipality of Ponte San Pietro to prostitute themselves. Of the fees received, 50% remained in the pockets of the director of the brothel. The list of Chinese women recruited for prostitution, according to notes found by investigators, even covered the whole year 2026. During one of the searches, 31,230 euros in cash were seized that a girl was carrying inside a sock.
