We are in a period of much debate about the limits of freedom of expression and behavior. How far can what you do reach another citizen? How justifiable are the complaints of the offended? Putting another brick in this building of thought, Italy's Supreme Court earlier this month acquitted a man who masturbated in front of college girls.

The 69-year-old man was identified only as Pietro L. and was stroking and displaying his penis to students at the University of Catania in Sicily. He was arrested for indecency, but in court claimed that he should not be found guilty, after all it was dark and he just did it sporadically.

Case happened in front of the University of Catania in Sicily

The defense did not work, and Pietro was found guilty. You have been sentenced to 3 months in prison and a fine of € 3, 420 - the equivalent of $ 12, 500. The case ended up in the Supreme Court in Rome, which eventually accepted the appeal, based on a 2015 law that does not consider public masturbation as a criminal act.

To make matters worse, it is now the man himself who is seeking compensation, which can reach 30 thousand euros! That is, he can pocket the equivalent of $ 110, 000 for feeling wronged with his arrest and conviction. The case turned into a feud between right and left politicians in the country. “Government law is an invitation to all maniacs to molest women, ” complained MP Elvira Savino of the center-right Forza Italia party.

Mrs Elvira Savira said defending men who commit obscene acts in front of women is unjustifiable.