Police arrested a 40-year-old Pakistani man in Padua on suspicion of aggravated sexual violence against a 13-year-old boy of Chinese origin in a bar bathroom.
A customer who saw the boy talking with an adult and then missing from the room alerted the parents and called 113, according to the reports.
The parents, who were serving behind the bar, broke open the door they found locked from inside, interrupting the alleged assault.
Padua police chief Marco Odorisio activated the Immigration Office to begin revoking the 40-year-old's residence permit, after prior records from 2013, 2020 and 2026.
Police in Padua arrested a 40-year-old Pakistani man, who is legally resident in Italy and lives in Emilia-Romagna, on suspicion of aggravated sexual violence against a 13-year-old boy of Chinese origin. The offences are alleged to have taken place in the bathroom of a bar run by the boy's parents. Il Messaggero reports that the incident happened on the evening of Thursday, 15 October, around 20:00. The suspect was taken to the Due Palazzi prison in Padua.
A customer noticed the boy talking with an adult inside the bar and later realised he was no longer in the room. He alerted the parents, who were serving customers behind the counter. Together they went to the toilets, found the door closed from the inside and forced it open. Inside, they found the man engaged in clearly sexual conduct with the boy. The boy was clearly in shock when the emergency services arrived.
Officers from the Squadra Mobile and the Volanti patrol responded to the scene and asked the 118 medical service to treat the boy. Investigators reviewed the bar's CCTV footage alongside witness statements to reconstruct events. According to reports, the man had persuaded the boy to follow him to the bathroom and then locked the door to force him into sexual acts. Adnkronos reports that cocaine was found on the bathroom floor, and further checks by the Squadra Mobile are still under way.
The suspect has prior police records for refusing to provide his identity in 2026, for threats in 2020 and for acts against public decency in 2013. Padua police chief Marco Odorisio activated the Immigration Office to start the procedure to revoke his residence permit. The suspect remains in custody at the disposal of the prosecutor's office.
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Parents broke down a locked bathroom door at their bar in Padua and found a 40-year-old Pakistani man with their 13-year-old son. Police arrested him for aggravated sexual violence and began procedures to revoke his residence permit.
AI text based on reports by Adnkronos, Fanpage, Il Messaggero and other publishers. Published .