http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25333324The case happened in the southern Italian town of Catanzaro, reports Italian news website TGCom24. The girl is said to be from a disadvantaged background and was in the care of the man, who works in the town's social services department. Police discovered the pair in bed during a raid on his seaside villa. He was given a five-year sentence for sexual violence against a minor. The age of consent is 14. It rises to 16 where one of the partners is in a position of authority or care over the younger party.
But the court has quashed the original sentence due to extenuating circumstances - the girl has reportedly professed to be in love with the defendant, and the court has found the pair have a "romantic relationship". The case has been sent back to the Catanzaro court for a retrial. Court cases in Italy are normally subject to several levels of appeal before a sentence is confirmed.
