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Italian judge says groping 'not a crime' if less than 10 seconds

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Does it count as sexual harassment if an assault lasts less than 10 seconds? Many young people in Italy are expressing outrage on social media, after a judge cleared a school caretaker of groping a teenager, because it did not last long enough. The case involves a 17-year-old student at a Rome high school. She described walking up a staircase to class with a friend, when she felt her trousers fall down, a hand touching her buttocks and grabbing her underwear. Photo: Camilla posted this video referring to the caretaker's acquittal and the quote: "Groping lasted just 10 seconds". Credit: Instagram

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