Ravenna, September 7, 2026 – An evening that began with meeting on a dating app turned into a tragedy for an Erasmus student in Milan. At the center of the investigation for sexual violence, opened by the Milan Prosecutor’s Office, according to Il Giorno, is a 25-year-old man, of Russian origin, with no criminal record and living in the Lombard capital for study reasons, but resident in Ravenna.
Read more Fire in an apartment building in Bologna: 73-year-old saved from flames in his apartment
The meeting arranged on Tinder
According to what emerged, the two had agreed to meet Saturday evening after starting a conversation through Tinder. After spending the first hours of the evening in a venue in the piazzale Loreto area, the girl accepted the young man’s invitation to continue the evening at his apartment.
The sexual violence
It was inside the apartment that, according to the complaint filed by the victim, the 25-year-old allegedly forced the young woman to undergo sexual acts against her will. The situation came to light during the night between Saturday and Sunday, around 2 a.m., when the girl managed to free herself and leave the apartment.
In shock, she reached via Pier Luigi da Palestrina where she found help thanks to some passersby, who immediately alerted the authorities. Carabinieri from the Mobile Unit and 118 paramedics arrived on the scene. The twenty-five-year-old was then taken to the Mangiagalli clinic, a reference center for support and psychological assistance to victims of violence.
Young man traced
The officers traced the young man, identifying him directly at his home. The 25-year-old, who had no criminal record, was reported at large for sexual violence, with the immediate activation of protections provided by the “Red Code”. Investigators are now proceeding with the necessary checks to precisely outline the dynamics of the event, analyzing the conversations between the two and reviewing footage from surveillance cameras in the area.
