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Milan tram drivers ‘used WhatsApp for sexist chat about female passengers’
Milan tram drivers ‘used WhatsApp for sexist chat about female passengers’
<p>Drivers suspended as prosecutors investigate group said to have been used to share and comment on CCTV images</p><p>A group of tram drivers in Milan have been suspended from their jobs amid an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which they allegedly exchanged sexist and vulgar comments about images of female passengers.</p><p>Milan prosecutors placed at least one employee of ATM, the city’s public transport firm, under investigation on Tuesday for allegedly accessing an IT system without authorisation and for hacking a CCTV system to obtain images of female passengers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/milan-tram-drivers-used-whatsapp-for-sexist-chat-about-female-passengers">Continue reading...</a>
Sexist chats with tram camera frames: Atm employee under investigation
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There is afirst suspectin the case of thechatwithsexist commentsandimages of womenstolen from thesurveillance camerasof thepublic transport in Milan. This is theAtm employeephotographed a few days ago by apassengerwhile looking at the chat'Ticinese staff'. It is from that image that the investigators of theLocal Policehave come to search otherfour employees, who are not currently under investigation, who were writing in the chat at that time. The crime hypothesized by prosecutorsGrazia Colacicco and Carlo Enea Parodiis that ofunauthorized access to a computer system.
TheProsecutor's Office of Milan, led byMarcello Viola, has shone a light on the matter following thereportfrom thetransport company, which immediately took action to shed full light on the episode and today hassuspended the involved employees, including frompay, while politics continues to discuss the case and the group leader of the Pd in the Lombardy Region,Pierfrancesco Majorino, points the finger at those who denyfemicidelikeRoberto Vannacci, downplay…
Milan prosecutors probe tram drivers' chat over CCTV images of female ...
Milan prosecutors probe tram drivers' chat over CCTV images of female ...
MILAN, June 16 (Reuters) – Milan prosecutors have opened an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which about a dozen tram drivers in the city exchanged comments about images of female passengers captured by onboard security cameras, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
The probe centres on alleged unauthorised access to an IT system, and at least one person is under investigation, the sources said, adding that police have also carried out several searches.
The case came to light in recent days after a woman travelling on a tram in Milan noticed an off-duty driver, still in uniform, sitting next to her and viewing a chat on his phone containing images focusing on parts of women’s bodies filmed on public transport.
The woman took a photo of the screen, which showed pictures investigators believe were taken from onboard cameras, along with comments and jokes about the passengers’ bodies shared by members of the group.
She later contacted an Instagram influencer, who made the case public. On Sunday, Milan’s public transport operator ATM said it had opened an internal inv…
Milan tram drivers accused of sharing CCTV images of female passengers ...
Milan tram drivers accused of sharing CCTV images of female passengers ...
A group of tram drivers in Milan have been suspended from their jobs amid an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which they allegedly exchanged sexist and vulgar comments about images of female passengers.
Milan prosecutors placed at least one employee of ATM, the city’s public transport firm, under investigation on Tuesday for allegedly accessing an IT system without authorisation and for hacking a CCTV system to obtain images of female passengers.
Searches of the homes of five other male employees and the confiscation of their mobile phones and other devices have been ordered, according to reports in the Italian press.
The drivers allegedly commented on photos taken from CCTV that homed in on the legs, faces, breasts and thighs of female passengers.
The allegations emerged after a woman travelling on the number 15 tram on Saturday noticed an off-duty driver, still wearing his uniform and sitting in front of her, viewing a WhatsApp group chat on his phone allegedly containing such images along with sexist comments and jokes about the women’s bodies.
Realising the images had come from CCTV, which is…
Milan Tram Drivers Suspended for Sharing CCTV Images of Women
Milan Tram Drivers Suspended for Sharing CCTV Images of Women
Milan Tram Drivers Suspended Over Sexist WhatsApp Chat Using CCTV Footage
Multiple tram drivers in Milan, Italy, have been suspended after an investigation revealed they allegedly shared surveillance camera footage of female passengers in a private WhatsApp group, accompanied by sexist and vulgar comments. The scandal, which broke in June 2026, has sparked outrage across Italy and raised serious questions about privacy and the misuse of security technology on public transport.
The case came to light when a female passenger on Milan's tram line 15 noticed an off-duty driver in uniform viewing a chat on his phone. The screen displayed images captured from the tram's onboard CCTV cameras, zooming in on women's faces, legs, breasts, and thighs, alongside explicit remarks from colleagues. The passenger quickly photographed the screen and contacted Italian feminist writer and activist Carlotta Vagnoli, who publicized the case via her newsletter and Instagram.
WhatsApp Group 'Staff Ticinese' Under Investigation
The WhatsApp group, reportedly named 'Staff Ticinese,' is believed to have included around a dozen tram drivers emplo…
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Probe launched into sexist chat between public transport workers in Milan
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Milan's transport operator ATM has launched an internal investigation after a passenger reported that tram drivers had been sharing sexist comments and images of female passengers, captured from the vehicles' onboard CCTV cameras, in a WhatsApp group.
The case came to light when a woman travelling on tram line 15, which connects Rozzano to central Milan, sat next to a driver who was on a break and recognisable by his uniform.
The driver was exchanging messages in a group called "Staff Ticinese" with what the passenger believed were colleagues, according to writer and activist Carlotta Vagnoli, who first publicised the case in her newsletter
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The images allegely involved showed the legs, faces, breasts and thighs of women who were unaware that their bodies…
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Milan tram drivers accused of sharing CCTV images of… - inkl
A group of tram drivers in Milan have been suspended from their jobs amid an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which they allegedly exchanged sexist and vulgar comments about images of female passengers.
Milan prosecutors placed at least one employee of ATM, the city’s public transport firm, under investigation on Tuesday for allegedly accessing an IT system without authorisation and for hacking a CCTV system to obtain images of female passengers.
Searches of the homes of five other male employees and the confiscation of their mobile phones and other devices have been ordered, according to reports in the Italian press.
The drivers allegedly commented on photos taken from CCTV that homed in on the legs, faces, breasts and thighs of female passengers.
The allegations emerged after a woman travelling on the number 15 tram on Saturday noticed an off-duty driver, still wearing his uniform and sitting in front of her, viewing a WhatsApp group chat on his phone allegedly containing such images along with sexist comments and jokes about the women’s bodies.
Realising the images had come from CCTV, which is installed on …
Milan tram drivers accused of sharing CCTV images of female passengers’ thighs and breasts
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Milan tram drivers accused of sharing CCTV images of female passengers’ thighs and breasts
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A Milano ATM has opened an internal investigation following a complaint about images of women taken on trams and shared in a WhatsApp chat with sexist comments.
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A WhatsApp chat called "Staff Ticinese," in which several ATM employees allegedly exchanged images of female passengers taken from onboard cameras on public transport and accompanied by sexist comments, has become the subject of a case involving the Milan transport company, the local police, the judiciary, and the Italian Data Protection Authority. The incident reportedly emerged following a report from a passenger who, while riding tram 15, noticed a group conversation on the phone of a man in ATM uniform, including photographs of women taken on board the vehicles.
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According to the social media complaint later relaunched by activist and writer Carlotta Vagnoli in the newsletter "Rassegna Stanca," footage from the trams' internal video surveillance syste…
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2×cross-perspective · 2Milan tram drivers were suspended from their jobs amid an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which they allegedly exchanged sexist and vulgar comments about images of female passengers.
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guardian“Drivers suspended as prosecutors investigate group said to have been used to share and comment on CCTV images”
en.lasicilia.it“TheProsecutor's Office of Milan, led byMarcello Viola, has shone a light on the matter following thereportfrom thetransport company, which immediately took action to shed full light on the episode and today hassuspended the involved employees, including frompay, while politics continues to discuss the case”
1×broadly confirmedThe WhatsApp group under investigation was used to share and comment on CCTV images of female passengers.
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guardian“a WhatsApp group in which they allegedly exchanged sexist and vulgar comments about images of female passengers.”
bluesky“Drivers suspended as prosecutors investigate claims they exchanged vulgar WhatApps on images hacked from IT system”
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Milan tram drivers were accused of sharing CCTV images of female passengers’ thighs and breasts.
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At least one employee of ATM, Milan’s public transport firm, is under investigation for allegedly accessing an IT system without authorization and for hacking a CCTV system to obtain images of female passengers.
guardian
Investigators from the Local Police used an image of an ATM employee looking at a WhatsApp chat called 'Ticinese staff' to identify additional employees involved in the chat.
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