Police charge man in Naples after private video of Anna Lou Castoldi is published online

Dispute and theft in Licola

An investigation began in the Naples metropolitan area following a confrontation between two acquaintances at a lodging facility. The incident unfolded during the night inside a hospitality establishment in Licola, an area situated within the northern hinterland of Naples. According to investigative reconstructions from authorities, a dispute broke out between 25-year-old Anna Lou Castoldi and an acquaintance. In the course of the altercation, the man took Castoldi's handbag, which contained her mobile phone and several personal items, and left the accommodation. Castoldi, who is the daughter of Italian actress Asia Argento and musician Morgan, subsequently lodged a formal complaint reporting the theft. The man then departed the area on foot and began traveling toward the centre of Naples while in possession of her belongings.

Social media upload and emergency alert

During his journey toward central Naples, the man gained unauthorized access to Castoldi's smartphone without authorization and retrieved a private video stored inside the device. He proceeded to publish the intimate footage directly onto Instagram, an action investigators describe as an act of revenge following the dispute. In the middle of the night, Castoldi's mother, Asia Argento, noticed the newly posted video while checking the social media platform. Argento attempted to reach her daughter by phone repeatedly, but was unable to establish contact. Preoccupied that something serious had happened to her daughter, Argento alerted the State Police to report the emergency. Law enforcement agents immediately coordinated with railway police to geolocate the active phone and identify its location.

Geolocation and detention at Naples railway station

Technical tracking procedures traced the mobile phone's coordinates directly to the railway area around Piazza Garibaldi in central Naples. A patrol unit from the Naples Railway Police (Polfer) was dispatched to the scene, where officers located the man near the central train station. The suspect was found in possession of both the stolen mobile phone and Castoldi's handbag. Officers noted that the man appeared to be in a severe state of confusion and disorientation when they approached him. During questioning at the station, the man explained that he had consumed large quantities of alcohol after the argument in Licola. He claimed that he had lost consciousness upon reaching Piazza Garibaldi, asserting that unknown individuals had emptied the handbag of its remaining valuables while he was passed out.

Hospitalization and formal legal charges

Given his physical and mental state, railway police initially escorted the man to a local hospital so that medical personnel could provide necessary care. Doctors evaluated his condition and treated the effects of acute alcohol consumption before releasing him back into police custody. Following his medical assessment, officers brought him to the railway police offices for formal legal processing. Authorities officially reported the man to the judicial system on three separate offenses: revenge porn for distributing intimate media online, theft of the handbag and mobile device, and unauthorized access to an electronic computer system. The Naples Railway Police continues to oversee the investigation into the broader circumstances of the event and the disappearance of the items from the bag.