Novara, defeated sect accused of sexual offenses against minors

2020-07-20T07:42:04.822Z

Criminal association aimed at the enslavement and commission of numerous and serious sexual crimes also against minors. This is the accusation against the leader and members of a "psycho-sect" discovered by the Novara police after two years of investigation. The policemen, in the past few hours, have carried out 26 personal searches and 21 home searches in the provinces of Novara, Milan, Genoa and Pavia as part of an investigation which, according to a note, allowed to ascertain the existence of a powerful "psycho-sect", with operational base in the province of Novara and branches in the city of Milan and Pavia, whose followers, mainly female, but led by a man, now 77 years old, have been responsible for the crime criminal association aimed at enslavement and the commission of numerous serious crimes in the sexual sphere, including against minors. The Dionysus operation is the latest act of an investigation started two years ago and coordinated by the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office - District Anti-Mafia Directorate.