Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday reportedly told the first cabinet since the summer break that she would go to Caivano, a town near Naples where two 13-year-old cousins were allegedly gang raped by six teenagers including an adult in early July, one of a recent string of alleged rape cases that have shocked Italy.
Meloni reportedly said she intends to go to Caivano, accepting the invitation of local parish priest Don Maurizio Patriciello after the group abuse of the two cousins.
The cousins, both aged 13, are believed to have been raped by a group of six teenagers, allegedly including one young adult, after being lured into an abandoned storage building at Parco Verde in Caivano in early July.
Investigations began in August after the girls' families reported the incident to police.
The adult suspect is said to have been identified and arrested.
Meanwhile, the girls have reportedly been removed from the area and taken into care.
The news of the alleged offence comes amid ongoing investigations into the gang rape of a 19-year-old woman by seven young men including a minor in Palermo on the night of July 6-7.
The case has grabbed headlines in Italy.
Source: Ansa News Agency (ANA)