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Judge Convicts Influencer 'Fer Italia' of Raping 16-Year-Old in State of Mexico

Sentencing is scheduled for March 17 following roughly 18 months of proceedings since his August 2024 arrest.

Overview

  • The court found he assaulted the teen twice in 2024, first after luring her to a Huixquilucan home on January 11 and again on March 22 after threatening to release intimate images.
  • The proceedings were held in Tlalnepantla after the State of Mexico prosecutor’s office presented evidence to the judge.
  • Police arrested Luis Fernando Padilla Manzo on August 28, 2024 at a shopping mall in Huixquilucan in a joint operation by the investigative police, the federal security ministry and CONAHO.
  • He remains in custody in Tlalnepantla, with media reporting differing detention sites between the Juan Fernández Albarrán center and the Barrientos prison.
  • He also faces a separate prosecution over alleged rapes of a former partner in 2020, 2022 and 2023, and reporters note the eventual term could exceed 30 years due to aggravating factors despite a 20-year base maximum for rape in the state code.