Mother Accidentally Lays on Baby During Sleep Smothering
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For those of you who were sucked into the paranoid world of Netflix's Élite, you may find yourself intrigued by its latest foreign language series, Baby. Similar to the spanish teen soap, Baby is a grime-stained window into the lives of various students who attend an exclusive Roman high school. Mostly, the series focusses on Chiara (Benedetta Porcaroli) and Ludovica (Alice Pagani), who turn to high-end prostitution to make money. But, unlike Élite, Baby has been the subject of massive pushback from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation for "glamorizing" the true story of the 'Baby Squillo' scandal (which roughly translates to baby prostitute).
The true story:
Back in 2014, it was discovered (thanks to a concerned parent) that two high school girls in the wealthy district of Parioli, Rome were selling their bodies for sex in order to buy luxury products like designer clothes and electronics. According to the Daily Beast, a dozen more girls were involved in the underage prostitution ring, but it "centers on a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old who told investigating prosecutor Cristina Macchiusi that they got into the game by searching 'easy money' on Google."
"I wanted a lot of money and I didn't want to miss out on having on anything," Angela—both girls were given fake names in the report—said during an interview with investigating prosecutor Christina Macchiusi.
Angela and Agnese (also a fake name) followed an online ad and found Nunzio Pizzacalla, an officer with the Italian Alpine military service and Mirko Ieni, who would become their pimps. But one aspect of the case that makes it so shocking was how the mothers became involved.
Their moms?!
While the older girl, who presumably inspired Baby's Chiara, was purely enamored by the money, the younger, Agnes, was pushed further in by her own mother.
Agnes reportedly gave her cash to help pay for bills after her mother was left by her husband and left close to destitute. In a disturbing cellphone conversation that was recorded by police during the investigation, it was revealed that the child would plea for her mother to let her off "work" because she couldn't focus on her schoolwork and wasn't feeling well. Her mother would pressure her into continuing, suggesting she "study two or three hours before or after work" or "alternate between days."
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According to Italian Insider, Agnes' mom was stripped of all parental rights and sentenced to six years in prison.
On the complete other end of the spectrum, the ring was discovered when Angela's mother called the police over her daughter's mysterious amount of income. At that point, the two were reportedly making 500-600 euros a day (about $570-$680), or 300 euros (around $340) per "performance."
The political scandal:
While prostitution is actually legal in Italy, sex with minors (under the age of 18) is not. Aside from Ieni and Pizzacalla, who set up a two-bedroom apartment for the girls to meet with clients after school, a list of 50 male clients was gathered by police.
In his deposition, Ieni confirmed these men knew the girls were underage, considering their youth "was the real draw that helped lure customers." Ieni was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Pizzacalla, whose role was to find the clients looking for underage sex, was sentenced to seven.
One of the most high-profile clients was police officer Mauro Floriani, married Italian senator Alessandra Mussolini, and just so happens to be the granddaughter of dictator Benito Mussolini. As of June 2015, 11 clients had received one-year prison sentences and fines.
So what about the Netflix show?
While the NCOSE has pushed back hard against Baby, claiming the series "normalizes child sexual abuse and the sex trafficking of minors as 'prostitution,'" the series creators stand by their product.
"We tried to be as faithful as possible to their conflicts and their choices," director Andrea De Sica reportedly said at a screening of two "Baby" episodes. "What you've seen is not a chronicle of real life events," they insisted, but "it's up to you to draw your conclusions."
One screenwriter, Re Salvador, assured audiences that the series is ultimately "a story about love, not prostitution."
"The first thing that we are always looking for is authenticity, and this show has that," said Netflix Vice President of International Originals Kelly Luegenbiehl.
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Mother Accidentally Lays on Baby During Sleep Smothering
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